Furkan
Furkan is a Turkish masculine given name, which means "criterion, proof, evidence, affirmation, testament". Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Furkan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Furkan is a Turkish masculine given name, which means "criterion, proof, evidence, affirmation, testament". Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Furkan
Furkan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 11 Furkans were born — ranking #6,633 that year. As of 2026, Furkan ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 140 Furkans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Furkan
Furkan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Furkan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #6,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Furkan'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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