Burhan
Boy · boor-HAHN · Arabic
Burhan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “proof, evidence”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Burhan mean?
Arabic
“proof, evidence”
The Quran uses burhan for a clear proof or sign from God.
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- boor-HAHN
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Is Burhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Burhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Burhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Burhan, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Burhan of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Burhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Burhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
How popular is Burhan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Burhan, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had the most boys named Burhan of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Burhan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Burhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
Names like Burhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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