Ramazan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rah-mah-ZAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Ramazan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “scorching heat”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ramazan mean?
Arabic: Turkish and Persian form of Ramadan, from Arabic ramad 'scorching heat'
“scorching heat”
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is the month of fasting from dawn to sunset.
Is Ramazan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ramazan is a boys' name.
How popular is Ramazan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 boys.
Ramazan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Ramazan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayaan, Abdullah, Mustafa, Abdulrahman, Zayan, Abdurrahman, Zayd, Huzaifa, Raheem, Zayyan, Musa
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, “Ramazan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ramazan, updated 20 October 2026.