Ruhan
Boy · roo-HAHN · Arabic
Ruhan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “spirit, soul”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Ruhan mean?
Arabic: usually linked to Arabic ruh 'spirit'
“spirit, soul”
Usually linked to the Arabic ruh, 'spirit' or 'soul', and used by both Muslim and Hindu families in South Asia.
- Say it
- roo-HAHN
Is Ruhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Ruhan, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 17 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ruhan than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Ruhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Ruhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
How popular is Ruhan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Ruhan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Ruhan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ruhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
Names like Ruhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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