Ahsan
Ahsan is a male name coming from the Arabic and Sanskrit.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Ahsan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ahsan is a male name coming from the Arabic and Sanskrit.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
The Story of Ahsan
The earliest SSA record of Ahsan as a baby boy name dates back to 1981, when 7 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 61 newborns named Ahsan — #2,290 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Ahsan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ahsan ranks #2,326 for baby boys with 61 births, rising sharply (+76% over the past five years). All told, over 978 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ahsan
Ahsan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 978 births in the dataset. Ahsan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,290. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahsan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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