Tahseen
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- tah-SEEN
- Origin
- Arabic
Tahseen is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “improvement, beautifying”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tahseen mean?
Arabic: spelling of Tahsin; Arabic tahsin, also used in Turkey
“improvement, beautifying”
Also spelled Tahseen; Turkish families borrowed the name from Arabic.
Meaning borrowed from Tahsin.
Is Tahseen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tahseen has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Tahseen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 7 boys.
Tahseen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
Names related to Tahseen
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Tahseen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tahseen, updated 20 October 2026.