Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Orhan

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,763 Trend ↑ Rising 500%

Orhan is a Turkish surname and masculine given name that means Khan of the fortress.

Rank 2025
#1,763
among boys · ↑465 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Orhan · +42% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,566
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
92 babies
All-time total
477
#8,136 all-time among boys
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Orhan popularity over time

477 babies have been named Orhan since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 5 1 – #10,376
2000s 43 4 +760% #7,456
2010s 84 8 +95% #6,323
2020s (to 2025) 345 58 +585% #1,763

Where Orhan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 119 0.07 outside top 500
2027 147 0.09 outside top 500
2028 177 0.10 outside top 500
2029 207 0.12 outside top 500
2030 237 0.14 outside top 500

Where Orhan is most popular

Boys named Orhan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Orhan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 28 0.148 +287%
New Jersey 20 0.099 +161%
New York 37 0.085 +124%
California 70 0.077 +101%
Maryland 6 0.050 +32%
Michigan 10 0.049 +28%
Pennsylvania 12 0.045 +19%
Texas 30 0.034 -11%
Alaska – – –
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Connecticut – – –
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Washington – – –
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West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Orhan

Orhan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,763 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 477 American babies have been named Orhan. Its peak came in 2025, when 92 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Orhan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Orhan?

The median living Orhan is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 500 people named Orhan are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Orhan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 92 #1,763
2024 65 #2,228
2023 69 #2,120
2022 81 #1,934
2021 22 #4,594
2020 16 #5,632
2019 14 #6,323
2018 9 #8,642
2017 9 #8,648
2016 9 #8,633
2015 10 #7,892
2014 12 #6,953
2013 7 #10,435
2012 9 #8,687
2011 – –
2010 5 #13,731
2009 7 #10,671
2008 9 #8,824
2007 11 #7,456
2006 9 #8,556
2005 7 #9,860
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Famous people named Orhan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Orhan Orhan Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362 1288–1362 · Medieval
  2. 2 Orhan Pamuk Orhan Pamuk Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952) Contemporary
  3. 3 Orhan Veli Kanık Orhan Veli Kanık Turkish poet (1914–1950) Contemporary
  4. 4 Orhan Kemal Turkish novelist (1914–1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Orhan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Orhan?

The median living Orhan is about 3 years old. Half of all living Orhans are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Orhan are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Orhan are alive in the United States, based on 477 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Orhan mean?

Orhan is a Turkish surname and masculine given name that means Khan of the fortress.

How popular is the name Orhan in 2025?

Orhan ranked #1,763 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Orhan?

477 babies have been named Orhan in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Orhan most popular?

Orhan peaked in 2025, when 92 newborns received the name.

Is Orhan a boy or girl name?

Orhan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Orhan rising or falling?

Orhan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Orhan become more popular?

Orhan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 237 boys named Orhan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Orhan?

Well-known people named Orhan include Orhan (politician), Orhan Pamuk (writer), Orhan Veli Kanık (writer).

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