The baby name Toufan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /tuːˈfɒːn/; English approximation: TOO-fahn or TOO-fan.
Toufan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Toufan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /tuːˈfɒːn/; English approximation: TOO-fahn or TOO-fan.
Toufan is Persian in Origin.
Rooted in Arabic ṭūfān, Toufan is a Persian-influenced spelling of a word meaning “storm, deluge, overwhelming flood.” The term appears in classical Persian and Urdu poetry as tūfān, evoking tempests and upheaval, and in the Qur’an it denotes the cataclysmic Flood, lending the name a sense of awe and renewal after turmoil. Across languages it yields Persian/Urdu toofān, Turkish Tufan, and Malay/Indonesian taufan, all pointing to the image of powerful winds and transforming waters.
As a given name, Toufan is used primarily for boys, well established in modern Turkey under the form Tufan, and encountered more sporadically in Iran, Afghanistan, and South Asia, sometimes as a nickname. Documented variants include Toufan, Toofan, Tofan, Tufan, and Taufan. Parents may choose it for its brisk sound and symbolism of resilience, force, and cleansing change.
Toufan is vanishingly rare. We hold just 27 recorded uses of it, from 13 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Toufan is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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