Alparslan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Alparslan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Alparslan
2024 marks Alparslan's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1758. The name has climbed 646 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2018.
Alparslan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alparslan
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Alparslan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alparslan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alparslan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 646 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Alparslan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alparslan include: Alparslan Bayraktar — Alparslan Bayraktar is a Turkish academic, engineer, and politician.; Alparslan Erdem — Alparslan Erdem is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a left back and manages the Macedonian First Football League club KF Shkupi.; Alparslan Çelik — Alparslan Çelik is a Turkish Islamist Nationalist..
Alparslan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alparslans in the wild.
14
UK babies named Alparslan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 646 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alparslan
Likely around 1 other Alparslan in the class
UK Popularity (2018–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alparslan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alparslan Çelik is a Turkish Islamist Nationalist. In 2014 he joined the Syrian Turkmen Brigades of the Free Syrian Army and fought against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).
Alparslan Türkeş was a Turkish politician, who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları). He ran the Grey Wolves training camps from 1968 to 1978.
Alparslan Arslan was a Turkish national convicted of murdering Council of State member, Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin, and wounding four others. He also took part in the bombing of the newspaper Cumhuriyet, along with Osman Yıldırım, İsmail Sağır, and Erhan Timuroğlu.