Metehan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- meh-teh-HAHN
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Metehan is a boys' name of Turkish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Metehan mean?
Turkish: Turkish, from Mete + han 'khan'
Honours Mete Han, the Turkish name for Modu Chanyu, who founded the Xiongnu steppe empire around 209 BC.
Is Metehan a girl's or a boy's name?
Metehan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Metehan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Metehan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2019, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Metehan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Metehan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Nicknames for Metehan
- Mete 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Metehan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Mustafa, Yahya, Ibrahim, Sulaiman, Amir, Zohan, Zayaan, Arjan, Izhaan, Zayan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
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, “Metehan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/metehan, updated 20 October 2026.