NameTides

Burhan

Burhan was the #5,045 boys' name in the US in 2025 (19 babies), and #1,153 in England & Wales.

Burhan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Burhan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Burhan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#5,045 (19)#1,153 (25)—#829 (3)—
2024#6,832 (12)#1,282 (21)#727 (3)—#2,710 (6)
2023#10,821 (6)#1,309 (20)———
2022#6,479 (13)#1,692 (14)——#2,493 (6)
2021#5,562 (16)#1,595 (15)———
2020#5,699 (15)#1,723 (13)———
2019#9,756 (7)#1,506 (16)——#2,440 (6)
2018#5,320 (17)#1,875 (12)——#1,682 (10)
2017#6,338 (13)#1,923 (12)——#2,198 (7)
2016#7,605 (10)#2,175 (10)———
2015#5,507 (16)#3,004 (6)———
2014—#2,079 (10)———
2013#7,537 (10)#3,822 (4)———
2012#8,158 (9)#2,270 (9)——#2,368 (6)
2011#7,502 (10)#1,788 (12)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #5,045.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1997.

How common is it?

about 1 in 91,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Burhan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 120,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 53,000 to 1 in 290,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Burhan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Burhan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BurhanCanadaBoys—too few
BurhanEngland & WalesBoys#1,15325
BurhanIrelandBoys#8293
BurhanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BurhanScotlandBoys—too few
BurhanUSBoys#5,04519