Subhan
Boy · sub-HAAN · Arabic
Subhan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “glory, praise”. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 2,230th for boys in the US (63 babies).
What does Subhan mean?
Arabic
“glory, praise”
From the phrase Subhan Allah, glory be to God, said in praise in everyday Muslim life.
- Say it
- sub-HAAN
Is Subhan a girl's or a boy's name?
Subhan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the UK and 63 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Subhan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #986among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Subhan, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 110 boys.
Half of all the boys named Subhan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were given Subhan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #748, up from #986 for this spelling alone.
- Subhan 34
- Subhaan 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales.
Subhan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 35 | #961 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 40 | #863 |
| 2021 | 52 | #743 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 55 | #688 |
| 2018 | 46 | #788 |
| 2017 | 69 | #614 |
| 2016 | 84 | #530 |
| 2015 | 64 | #621 |
| 2014 | 79 | #545 |
| 2013 | 97 | #463 |
| 2012 | 99 | #447 |
| 2011 | 110 | #398 |
| 2010 | 87 | #472 |
| 2009 | 93 | #446 |
| 2008 | 84 | #476 |
| 2007 | 86 | #450 |
| 2006 | 61 | #540 |
| 2005 | 47 | #620 |
| 2004 | 54 | #535 |
| 2003 | 52 | #516 |
| 2002 | 34 | #642 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 27 | #728 |
| 1999 | 29 | #667 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Subhan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,230among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were named Subhan, making it the 2,230th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Subhan in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Subhan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,230 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,867 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
Names like Subhan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Subhan
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