Mahan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ma-HAAN
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Mahan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
Where does Mahan come from?
Sanskrit mahan 'great', or Persian, linked to mah 'moon'
Is Mahan a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mahan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Mahan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Mahan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Mahan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Mahan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Mahan in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Names like Mahan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Zayaan Muhammad Zayan Arham Rayyan Azaan Zayyan Zayd Musab Yazan Zohan
Names related to Mahan
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, “Mahan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahan, updated 20 October 2026.