Orhan
Orhan is a Turkish surname and masculine given name that means Khan of the fortress.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Orhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orhan is a Turkish surname and masculine given name that means Khan of the fortress.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Orhan
Orhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 88 Orhans were born — ranking #1,855 that year. As of 2026, Orhan ranks #1,855 for baby boys with 88 births, rising sharply (+449% over the past five years). In total, more than 554 Orhans 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 Orhan
Orhan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 554 births in the dataset. Orhan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,855. Use the chart and map above to compare Orhan'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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