The baby name Alican is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /aliˈdʒan/ — ah-lee-JAHN (j as in 'jam').
Alican is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Alican is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /aliˈdʒan/ — ah-lee-JAHN (j as in 'jam').
Alican is Turkish in Origin.
Alican is a Turkish masculine given name formed from Ali + can. Ali derives from Arabic ʿAlī, meaning “exalted, noble,” while can (pronounced “jan”) comes from Persian jân/jan, adopted into Turkish with the senses “soul, life; dear.” Together the name conveys “noble soul” or “dear Ali.” The compound appears both as the solid form Alican and as the spaced Ali Can, and belongs to a broader Ottoman-era tradition of blending Arabic and Persian elements in Turkish personal names.
Use of Alican remains steady in modern Turkey and among the Turkish diaspora, and cognate forms are found across the Persianate and Turkic world: Kurdish Alîcan, Azerbaijani Əlican, and Persian/Tajik/Uzbek Alijan or Alijon. Informal short forms include Ali and Can. The name’s warmth and familiarity are reinforced by the affectionate value of can in Turkish, suggesting vitality, heartfelt closeness, and cherished companionship.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2015 | #185 | 3 | 1,467 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #207 | 13 | 3,850 |
| TR | 0 | #255 | 8,251 | 19,440 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #413 | 30 | 2,180 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #650 | 18 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #818 | 135 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #907 | 45 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,146 | 31 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,585 | 30 | 28,008 |
Alican is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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