Sayhan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- say-HAN
- Origin
- Turkish
Sayhan is a boys' name of Turkish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sayhan come from?
Turkish: probably a spelling of Seyhan, a Turkish river and given name
Is Sayhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayhan is a boys' name.
How popular is Sayhan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sayhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sayhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
Names like Sayhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Muhammad, Musa, Zayan, Abdullah, Zayaan, Faizan, Abdulrahman, Rayyan, Azaan, Ibrahim, Saifan
Names related to Sayhan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
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, “Sayhan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sayhan, updated 20 October 2026.