Furkan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- foor-KAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Furkan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “distinction between right and wrong”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Furkan mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic Furqan
“distinction between right and wrong”
The Turkish form of Arabic Furqan, a name for the Quran and the title of its 25th chapter.
Is Furkan a girl's or a boy's name?
Furkan is a boys' name.
How popular is Furkan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Furkan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Furkan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
How popular is Furkan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Furkan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Furkan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
Names like Furkan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faizan Hassan Rayyan Ayman Hamza Farhan Usman Rayan Zayan Muhammad Yazan Yahya
Names related to Furkan
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Furkan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/furkan, updated 20 October 2026.