The baby name Numan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOO-mən (English); nuʿ-MAAN / nuʕˈmaːn (Arabic).
Numan is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Numan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOO-mən (English); nuʿ-MAAN / nuʕˈmaːn (Arabic).
Numan is Arabic in Origin.
Numan is the Anglicized form of Arabic Nuʿmān (نعمان), a masculine name with vivid, classical meanings: “blood; redness,” and by extension the red anemone and safflower used as dyes. The desert anemone known as shuqā’iq al-nuʿmān is famously linked to the name in Arabic poetry, lending connotations of vitality, beauty, and sacrifice.
The name was borne by pre-Islamic Lakhmid kings of al-Ḥīra - most notably al‑Nuʿmān III ibn al‑Mundhir - and by early Islamic figures such as the Companion Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr and the jurist Nuʿmān ibn Thābit (Imam Abū Ḥanīfa). Through the spread of Islam and later Ottoman influence, Numan established itself across the Middle East, Anatolia, the Balkans, and South Asia. Common variants and spellings include Nuʿmān, Noman, Nouman, Nauman, and in Turkish Numan. It remains in steady use today, typically pronounced NOO-mahn/NOH-mahn.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #187 | 41 | 5,992 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #237 | 31 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #241 | 30 | 3,535 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #267 | 415 | 10,045 |
| SA | 0 | #278 | 18 | 10,560 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #294 | 84 | 7,057 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #324 | 9 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 30 | 8,413 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #369 | 13 | 8,639 | |
| TR | 0 | #378 | 3,969 | 19,440 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2016 | #404 | 5 | 2,872 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #416 | 30 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #426 | 17 | 2,180 |
| BH | 0 | #489 | 65 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #498 | 51 | 10,655 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #571 | 37 | 10,983 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #579 | 317 | 17,948 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #598 | 110 | 18,093 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #600 | 581 | 22,615 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #603 | 65 | 13,071 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #664 | 1,459 | 28,008 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #681 | 89 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #706 | 23 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #870 | 66 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #871 | 16 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #878 | 75 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #887 | 5 | 7,235 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #905 | 16 | 15,656 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #909 | 43 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #911 | 91 | 16,750 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #919 | 12 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #972 | 140 | 25,439 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,405 | 67 | 10,046 |
Numan is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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