Ruhaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- roo-HAAN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,033 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,127 for boys
Ruhaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
Where does Ruhaan come from?
Arabic: probably from Arabic ruh, spirit, via Urdu or Persian
Is Ruhaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruhaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruhaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,033rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Ruhaan, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ruhaan of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Ruhaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 61 boys in the UK were given Ruhaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #605, up from #1,033 for this spelling alone.
- Ruhaan 32
- Rohaan 29
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.
Ruhaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Ruhaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,127th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38 about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Ruhaan, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Ruhaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were given Ruhaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,923, up from #3,127 for this spelling alone.
- Ruhaan 38
- Rohaan 25
Ruhaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
Names like Ruhaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan, Zayan, Rayyan, Azaan, Muhammad, Musa, Zayd, Arham, Zayyan, Hamza, Umar, Yahya
Other spellings of Ruhaan
Names related to Ruhaan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ruhaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ruhaan, updated 20 October 2026.