Cihan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jee-HAHN
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Cihan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “world”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Cihan mean?
Persian: Turkish form of Persian jahan
“world”
The same Persian word gives names such as Jahan and Shah Jahan, 'king of the world'.
Is Cihan a girl's or a boy's name?
Cihan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cihan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Cihan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Cihan of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were given Cihan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,763, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Cihan 9
- Jihan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Cihan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
Names like Cihan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conan, Conlan, Finn, Caelan, Ronan, Keegan, Conn, Rogan, Brogan, Corran, Kayden, Brody
Other spellings of Cihan
Names related to Cihan
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Cihan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cihan, updated 20 October 2026.