The baby name Dastan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAHS-tahn (English approximation); IPA (approx): /dæsˈtæn/ — Persian/Urdu: /dɑːsˈtɑːn/.
Dastan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Dastan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAHS-tahn (English approximation); IPA (approx): /dæsˈtæn/ — Persian/Urdu: /dɑːsˈtɑːn/.
Dastan is Persian in Origin.
Dastan is a masculine name from Persian dastān (داستان), meaning “story,” “legend,” or “epic.” The word spread into Turkic languages for long narrative poems, appearing in Turkish as destan. As a given name it suggests a tale or saga. Variants include Dastān (transliterated), Destan (Turkish), and the Cyrillic Дастан in Central Asia.
Used in Iran, Turkey, and Central Asia - especially Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan - Dastan stems from a literary term that later became a personal name, growing in the 20th century. It evokes bardic traditions (ozan/ashik, akyn) and epics such as Manas and Köroğlu. Global visibility rose with Prince Dastan in the 2010 film Prince of Persia. Despite the resemblance, it is etymologically unrelated to the English name Dustin.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #25 | 1,358 | 6,578 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 614 |
| KZ | 0 | #65 | 27 | 1,452 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| IQ | 0 | #99 | 31 | 3,533 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,578 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #231 | 332 | 11,303 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #261 | 631 | 13,071 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #298 | 9 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #310 | 11 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #346 | 163 | 12,621 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #377 | 11 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #669 | 14 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #878 | 15 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #965 | 18 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,078 | 15 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,167 | 45 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
Dastan is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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