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Botan

Gender
Boy
Origin
Japanese

Botan is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Botan mean?

Japanese

A female given name from Japanese.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Botan a girl's or a boy's name?

Botan is a boys' name.

How popular is Botan in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 5 boys.

2006Busiest: 5 in 20132022
Botan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20221#6,413
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20143#4,829
20135#3,466
20124#4,147
20110–
20103#4,865
20093#4,691
20084#3,836
20070–
20061#5,377

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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, “Botan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/botan, updated 20 October 2026.