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Orhan

Boy

Meaning of Orhan: Turkish: 'great leader'

Orhan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1762nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 406th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1762

92 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#406

100 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

477

First recorded 1997 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 69 babies2024: 65 babies2025: 92 babies
US babies named Orhan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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