Orhan
Boy · OR-han · Turkish
Orhan is a boys' name of Turkish origin. In 2025 it ranked 373rd for boys in the UK (126 babies) and 1,753rd for boys in the US (92 babies).
What does Orhan mean?
Turkish
Orhan Gazi, son of Osman I, was the second ruler of the Ottoman state in the 14th century.
- Say it
- OR-han
Is Orhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Orhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 126 boys in the UK and 92 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Orhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #373among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 126about 1 in 2,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 700% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 126 boys in the UK were named Orhan, making it the 373rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st.
2025 had the most boys named Orhan of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Orhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 137 boys in the UK were given Orhan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #360, up from #373 for this spelling alone.
- Orhan 126
- Orhaan 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 348th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Orhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | #373 |
| 2024 | 106 | #422 |
| 2023 | 80 | #547 |
| 2022 | 86 | #512 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Orhan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,753among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 92about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 479% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 92 boys in the US were named Orhan, making it the 1,753rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had the most boys named Orhan of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Orhan in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the US were given Orhan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,485, up from #1,753 for this spelling alone.
- Orhan 92
- Orhaan 8
Orhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | #1,753 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2,210 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,112 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
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