The baby name Ercan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /erˈdʒan/ (Turkish), approx. "ER-jahn".
Ercan is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Ercan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /erˈdʒan/ (Turkish), approx. "ER-jahn".
Ercan is Turkish in Origin.
Ercan is a masculine Turkish given name formed from er, an Old Turkic root meaning “man, brave, soldier,” and can (pronounced “jan”), the Persian-derived Turkish word for “life, soul, heart.” Together they convey “valiant soul,” “brave-hearted,” or “soldier with spirit.” The name fits a long tradition of Turkic compounds built on er, valued for evoking courage and vitality, and is pronounced EHR-jan.
Used in the late Ottoman era and common through the Turkish Republic, Ercan remains familiar in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and Turkish diasporic communities in Europe. It also has cognates across Turkic languages, notably Kazakh Yerzhan/Erzhan and Kyrgyz Erjan, which share the same etymology. Variant spellings via transliteration include Erdjan/Erdzhan in Slavic contexts. Nicknames often shorten to Can (“soul; dear”). Related Turkish compound names include Caner (with the elements reversed). Ercan also occurs as a surname.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| TR | 0 | #50 | 41,811 | 19,440 | |
| BG | 0 | #80 | 3 | 1,799 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #102 | 163 | 3,850 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #206 | 6 | 3,402 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #214 | 54 | 6,912 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #228 | 4 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #269 | 21 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #279 | 47 | 7,401 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #287 | 162 | 2,180 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #319 | 1,120 | 5,697 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #334 | 7 | 6,459 |
| NL | 0 | #379 | 13 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #388 | 50 | 2,542 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2012 | #412 | 3 | 2,840 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #553 | 115 | 13,071 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #626 | 343 | 5,873 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #667 | 16 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 12 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #823 | 16 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #853 | 29 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,003 | 174 | 20,130 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,413 | 59 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,527 | 88 | 28,008 |
Ercan is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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