Subhan
Subhan or Sobhan is masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin meaning "praise, exalted, glory". Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Subhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Subhan or Sobhan is masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin meaning "praise, exalted, glory". Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Subhan
The earliest SSA record of Subhan as a baby boy name dates back to 1998, when 8 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 65 newborns named Subhan — #2,187 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Subhan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Subhan ranks #2,427 for baby boys with 58 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). All told, over 897 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Subhan
Subhan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 897 births in the dataset. Subhan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,187. Use the chart and map above to compare Subhan'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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