Nauman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- now-MAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Nauman is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nauman mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Nu'man
A South Asian spelling of Nu'man, the given name of Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic law.
Is Nauman a girl's or a boy's name?
Nauman is a boys' name.
How popular is Nauman in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nauman in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Nauman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Nauman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Usman, Saif, Hamza, Ahsan, Faizan, Samir, Naeem, Farhan, Qasim, Nabil, Asad
Names related to Nauman
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, “Nauman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nauman, updated 20 October 2026.