Burhanuddin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- boor-HAHN-ud-deen
- Origin
- Arabic
Burhanuddin is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “proof of the faith”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Burhanuddin mean?
Arabic: from Arabic burhan 'proof' and al-din 'the faith'
“proof of the faith”
A traditional Islamic honorific, Burhan al-Din, used as a given name by Arabic-, Urdu- and Turkish-speaking Muslims.
Is Burhanuddin a girl's or a boy's name?
Burhanuddin is a boys' name.
How popular is Burhanuddin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Burhanuddin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Burhanuddin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Burhanuddin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Burhanuddin in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Burhanuddin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
Nicknames for Burhanuddin
- Burhan 25 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Burhanuddin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan Muhammad Zayan Rayyan Zayd Zayn Abdulrahman Azaan Arham Salahuddin Zakariya Musa
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Burhanuddin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/burhanuddin, updated 20 October 2026.