Nouman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- noo-MAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Nouman is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nouman mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Arabic Nu'man
Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic law, was born Nu'man ibn Thabit.
Is Nouman a girl's or a boy's name?
Nouman is a boys' name.
How popular is Nouman in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 boys.
Nouman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Nouman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayaan, Zayyan, Zayan, Musa, Zayd, Azaan, Yazan, Abdulrahman, Abdullah, Mustafa, Saifan
Names related to Nouman
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Nouman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nouman, updated 20 October 2026.