Furqaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fur-KAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Furqaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “criterion between right and wrong”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Furqaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Furqan
“criterion between right and wrong”
Al-Furqan, 'the Criterion', is the title of the 25th surah of the Qur'an and a name for the Qur'an itself.
Meaning borrowed from Furqan.
Is Furqaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Furqaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Furqaan 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 7 boys.
Furqaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
Names like Furqaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fahad, Hamza, Faizan, Hassan, Saif, Farhan, Hammad, Ahmed, Habib, Fawaz, Azaan, Umair
Names related to Furqaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Furqaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/furqaan, updated 20 October 2026.