Hamdan
Boy · ham-DAAN · Arabic
Hamdan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who praises”. In 2025 it ranked 799th for boys in the UK (46 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Hamdan mean?
Arabic
“one who praises”
From the Arabic root for praise, which also gives Muhammad, Ahmad and Hamid.
- Say it
- ham-DAAN
Is Hamdan a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamdan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hamdan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were named Hamdan, making it the 799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hamdan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 745th in England and Wales.
Hamdan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #799 |
| 2024 | 50 | #757 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Hamdan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 84% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Hamdan, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Hamdan in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hamdan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Hamdan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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