Turhan
Turhan is a Turkish masculine given name. Notable persons with the name or surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Turhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Turhan is a Turkish masculine given name. Notable persons with the name or surname include:
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The Story of Turhan
Turhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1944, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 13 Turhans were born — ranking #2,030 that year. As of 2026, Turhan ranks #8,161 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 277 Turhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Turhan
Turhan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 277 births in the dataset. Turhan's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #2,030. Use the chart and map above to compare Turhan'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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