Nihan
Nihan is a Turkish female given name of Persian origin that means secret, hidden. People named Nihan include:Nihan Anaz, Turkish basketball player Nihan Güneyligil, Turkish volleyball player Nihan Kantarcı, Turkish sport shooter Nihan Kaya, Turkish novelist Nihan Su, Turkish women's football manager and former footballer
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Nihan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nihan is a Turkish female given name of Persian origin that means secret, hidden. People named Nihan include:Nihan Anaz, Turkish basketball player Nihan Güneyligil, Turkish volleyball player Nihan Kantarcı, Turkish sport shooter Nihan Kaya, Turkish novelist Nihan Su, Turkish women's football manager and former footballer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Nihan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Nihan as a girl name dates back to 2019, when 11 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 64 newborns named Nihan — #2,627 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 95% of all recorded Nihans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,219 among girl names with 12 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 214 Nihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Nihan on the record books as a boy name in 2015, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 12 Nihans were born — ranking #6,673 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Nihans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 67 Nihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nihan
Nihan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 214 births in the dataset. Nihan's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,627. Use the chart and map above to compare Nihan'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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