The baby name Ihsan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʔɪħˈsaːn/ — ih-SAHN (approx.).
Ihsan is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Ihsan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʔɪħˈsaːn/ — ih-SAHN (approx.).
Ihsan is Arabic in Origin.
From Arabic إِحْسَان (iḥsān), verbal noun of ḥ-s-n “to be beautiful/good,” Ihsan means “beneficence, excellence, doing what is beautiful,” and in Islamic thought denotes the highest spiritual excellence - worshiping God as if one sees Him. As a given name it carries connotations of kindness, generosity, and moral refinement.
Adopted widely across the Muslim world, the name appears in Arabic-speaking regions, Ottoman and modern Turkey (İhsan), Iran and South Asia (Ehsan), North and East Africa, and Southeast Asia. Usage skews masculine in Turkish and Persian contexts but can be unisex elsewhere; Maghrebi feminine forms include Ihsane. Alternate spellings include Ihsaan and Ehsaan, and compounds like Ihsanullah occur in Pashto/Urdu. Related cognates from the same root include Hasan and Husayn, while Ahsan is a closely related adjective meaning “best/better” rather than a direct variant.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| ID | 0 | #36 | 4 | 2,238 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| AF | 0 | #67 | 10 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #107 | 27 | 6,332 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #116 | 14 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #120 | 12 | 4,130 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| JO | 0 | #126 | 12 | 2,158 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| AE | 0 | #164 | 14 | 10,220 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #167 | 110 | 3,535 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| TR | 0 | #201 | 11,710 | 19,440 | |
| DK | 0 | #203 | 4 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #235 | 33 | 6,912 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #249 | 8 | 7,111 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #254 | 93 | 7,678 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #258 | 652 | 13,071 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #263 | 120 | 7,057 |
| SA | 0 | #266 | 30 | 10,560 | |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #294 | 32 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #296 | 30 | 7,570 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| MY | 0 | #301 | 30 | 12,352 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #302 | 15 | 15,378 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #331 | 4,023 | 28,008 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #334 | 54 | 2,865 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #364 | 1,213 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #373 | 1,640 | 20,986 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #374 | 23 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #395 | 48 | 2,180 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #395 | 33 | 2,041 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #433 | 13 | 10,523 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #435 | 114 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #481 | 73 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #488 | 17 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #498 | 431 | 17,948 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #499 | 25 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #512 | 42 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #512 | 147 | 13,263 | |
| LY | 0 | #522 | 14 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #528 | 712 | 25,439 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #535 | 73 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #543 | 165 | 18,093 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #567 | 10 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SY | 0 | #583 | 148 | 11,684 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #595 | 23 | 11,648 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #657 | 41 | 17,960 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #659 | 311 | 5,697 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #664 | 19 | 3,552 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #670 | 100 | 18,755 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #717 | 70 | 15,093 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #785 | 151 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #811 | 19 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #816 | 136 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #850 | 37 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #864 | 29 | 7,044 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #877 | 83 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #896 | 35 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #931 | 53 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #979 | 16 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,049 | 128 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,369 | 103 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,418 | 29 | 9,415 |
Ihsan is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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