Ramzan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rum-ZAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Ramzan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “scorching heat”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ramzan mean?
Arabic: Urdu and Persian form of Ramadan, from Arabic ramad 'scorching heat'
“scorching heat”
In the Quran, Ramadan is named as the month in which the Quran was revealed.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ramzan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ramzan is a boys' name.
How popular is Ramzan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ramzan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ramzan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Ramzan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Usman, Hamza, Saif, Faizan, Qasim, Fahad, Azeem, Habib, Haseeb, Zohaib, Umair
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, “Ramzan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ramzan, updated 20 October 2026.