Ihtisham
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ih-tee-SHAHM
- Origin
- Arabic
Ihtisham is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dignity, grandeur”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ihtisham mean?
Arabic: Arabic ihtisham
“dignity, grandeur”
Arabic word for dignity or grandeur, used in Pakistan and elsewhere in South Asia.
Is Ihtisham a girl's or a boy's name?
Ihtisham is a boys' name.
How popular is Ihtisham in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ihtisham in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ihtisham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Ihtisham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Qasim, Saif, Azeem, Usman, Naeem, Asad, Samir, Fahad, Zohaib, Haseeb, Habib
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, “Ihtisham: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ihtisham, updated 20 October 2026.