Numan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- noo-MAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Numan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Numan come from?
Arabic: spelling of Arabic Nu'man, also used in Turkish
Is Numan a girl's or a boy's name?
Numan is a boys' name.
How popular is Numan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Numan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Numan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
Names like Numan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Usman Saif Faizan Qasim Naeem Haseeb Ahsan Umair Zohaib Abdirahman Habib
Names related to Numan
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, “Numan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/numan, updated 20 October 2026.