Serhat
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ser-HAHT
- Origin
- Persian
Serhat is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “frontier, border”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Serhat mean?
Persian: Turkish serhat, from Persian sarhadd 'frontier'
“frontier, border”
From Turkish serhat, the frontier, a word borrowed from Persian sarhadd.
Is Serhat a girl's or a boy's name?
Serhat is a boys' name.
How popular is Serhat in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Serhat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Serhat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Serhat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Samir Saif Hamza Shah Saeed Murat Suhaib Qasim Salim Asad Habib
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Serhat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/serhat, updated 20 October 2026.