Batuhan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- bah-too-HAHN
- Origin
- Turkish
Batuhan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “strong ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Batuhan mean?
Turkish: Turkic Batu 'strong, firm' + han 'ruler'
“strong ruler”
Combines Batu, the name of Genghis Khan's grandson Batu Khan, with han, meaning ruler.
Is Batuhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Batuhan is a boys' name.
How popular is Batuhan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Batuhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Batuhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
Names like Batuhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faizan, Hassan, Abdulrahman, Abdirahman, Ahmed, Abdullah, Abdurrahman, Abdur-Rahman, Hamza, Saif, Uzair, Farhan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Batuhan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/batuhan, updated 20 October 2026.