Mohan
Mohan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Mohan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mohan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Malayalam
The Story of Mohan
American parents first put Mohan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1968, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 15 Mohans were born — ranking #5,733 that year. About 29% of every Mohan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mohan ranks #5,955 for baby boys with 15 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). All told, over 341 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mohan
Mohan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 341 births in the dataset. Mohan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #3,370. Use the chart and map above to compare Mohan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.