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Ashkan

Boy

Meaning of Ashkan: Persian: 'king'

Ashkan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

231

First recorded 1978 · peak 1992

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Ashkan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 17.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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