Nehan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEH-han
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Nehan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Nehan come from?
Used in Indian and Muslim families; root uncertain
Is Nehan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nehan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nehan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Nehan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nehan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Nehan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
How popular is Nehan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Nehan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nehan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
Names like Nehan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Arjan, Aarav, Vihaan, Yahya, Avyaan, Rayyan, Ayan, Zayan, Rayan, Nivaan, Zayaan
Names related to Nehan
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, “Nehan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nehan, updated 20 October 2026.