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The baby name Ayhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ajˈhan/ — EYE-hahn.

Ayhan is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: /ajˈhan/ — EYE-hahn

What is the meaning of the name Ayhan ?

The baby name Ayhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ajˈhan/ — EYE-hahn.

Ayhan is Turkish in Origin.

Ayhan is a Turkish masculine given name formed from ay “moon” and han “ruler, khan.” The composite sense is “lord of the moon” or “moon ruler,” evoking brightness, composure, and noble authority. The second element is the historic Turkic/Mongolic title han/khan long used in personal names, while ay is a prolific poetic element across Turkish anthroponymy.

The name has been well established in Turkey, especially since the early Republican era’s revival of pre‑Islamic Turkic name elements, and occurs throughout Turkic-speaking communities such as Azerbaijan and the diaspora; it also appears as a Turkish surname. Noted bearers include actor Ayhan Işık and footballer Ayhan Akman, which helped sustain late‑20th‑century visibility. Variants and spellings include Azerbaijani Ayxan and the transliteration Aykhan; Aihan is an occasional simplified form. Related (not equivalent) names sharing elements include Orhan, Turhan, Ceyhan (-han) and Aylin, Aysel (ay-).

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Ayhan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Boys 0 #35 2 614
AZ 0 #41 3 706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
TR 0 #48 43,010 19,440
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
BG 0 #76 7 1,799
BG Boys 0 #79 226 3,850
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
GE Boys 0 #107 4 2,055
AZ Boys 0 #111 20 1,400
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
GR 0 #128 8 3,911
IQ 0 #128 6 3,533
Switzerland Boys 2024 #135 3 1,769
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Boys 2021 #180 4 1,578
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
GR Boys 0 #210 58 6,912
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
DK Boys 0 #264 62 7,401
AF Boys 0 #271 4 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
Austria Boys 0 #288 161 2,180
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
Canada Boys 2024 #298 9 2,588
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #301 5 6,530
Germany Boys 0 #301 1,248 5,697
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
SA 0 #304 9 10,560
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
Germany 0 #368 71 2,542
NL 0 #371 21 2,481
France Boys 2021 #377 11 2,865
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
IQ Girls 0 #396 109 11,303
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
IQ Boys 0 #428 257 13,071
SD Boys 0 #434 12 10,523
IR Boys 0 #444 109 10,162
RU Boys 0 #477 29 12,621
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
IR Girls 0 #521 10 8,334
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
PS Boys 0 #530 19 10,655
BH 0 #541 13 17,937
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
NL Boys 0 #562 442 5,873
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
Finland Boys 2026 #663 20 3,552
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
QA Boys 0 #690 18 18,093
SY 0 #705 24 11,684
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #807 32 4,949
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
OM Boys 0 #845 37 17,948
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #876 17 7,044
EG Boys 0 #877 10 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #918 13 5,610
NL Girls 0 #938 18 5,933
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,005 5 14,742
DZ 0 #1,006 171 20,130
SA Girls 0 #1,009 6 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,135 9 22,615
MA 0 #1,191 9 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,385 230 28,008
IT Boys 0 #1,388 84 10,046

Ayhan is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Switzerland
United States
Sweden
Canada

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People also ask about Ayhan

Ayhan is predominantly a boy's name.
Ayhan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ajˈhan/ — EYE-hahn.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Aihan, Ayxan and Aykhan.
Across languages, Ayhan has these equivalents: Ayxan (Azerbaijani variant), Aihan (alternative spelling).
Yes — Ayhan ranked #135 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Ayhan ranks highest in Switzerland (#135 in 2024).
Ayhan's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #396 in 2011 to #377 in 2021 in France.