The baby name Orhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /orˈhan/ — OR-hahn.
Orhan is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Orhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /orˈhan/ — OR-hahn.
Orhan is Turkish in Origin.
Orhan is a Turkish and wider Turkic masculine name formed from Old Turkic or/ordu “army, camp” and han “khan, ruler,” yielding the sense “leader of the army” or “military ruler.” The title han, common across Turkic-Mongolic cultures, anchors the name in ideas of authority, strategy, and stewardship; as a given name, Orhan conveys poised leadership rather than aggression.
The name entered prominence through Orhan Gazi, second Ottoman sultan (reigned c. 1324–1362), whose consolidation of Bursa and early institutional reforms helped launch Ottoman expansion. Orhan has remained popular in Turkey and among Turkic and Balkan communities, and travels well in European diasporas. Variants and spellings include Orkhan and Orxan (Azerbaijani), with Cyrillic Орхан. Notable bearers include Nobel laureate novelist Orhan Pamuk and musician Orhan Gencebay, reinforcing the name’s cultural weight and timeless feel.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| TR | 0 | #35 | 55,476 | 19,440 | |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #61 | 317 | 3,850 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| BG | 0 | #74 | 9 | 1,799 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| KZ | 0 | #93 | 2 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #97 | 13 | 2,055 |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #126 | 8 | 3,533 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #134 | 21 | 2,277 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #160 | 50 | 3,402 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #184 | 84 | 6,912 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | 0 | #199 | 15 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #199 | 8 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #220 | 266 | 2,180 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #225 | 7 | 3,559 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #250 | 76 | 7,401 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #251 | 1,614 | 5,697 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #252 | 8 | 3,997 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #264 | 26 | 6,578 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #276 | 31 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #278 | 21 | 5,122 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #305 | 8 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #317 | 19 | 6,459 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #342 | 405 | 13,071 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| Germany | 0 | #367 | 72 | 2,542 | |
| NL | 0 | #377 | 15 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #381 | 7 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #399 | 107 | 12,621 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #410 | 18 | 2,041 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #476 | 600 | 5,873 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #494 | 11 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 46 | 10,162 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #526 | 23 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #580 | 28 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #641 | 42 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #646 | 13 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #651 | 78 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #745 | 25 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #821 | 18 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #828 | 65 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #839 | 43 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #871 | 16 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #911 | 20 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| DZ | 0 | #942 | 235 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,078 | 15 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,111 | 18 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,222 | 250 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,346 | 269 | 28,008 |
Orhan is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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