Ehsan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ehsan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1406
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About the Name Ehsan
Ehsan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1874 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #599 in 2003 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ehsan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ehsan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ehsan
Ehsan Haddadi — Ehsan Haddadi is the President of Islamic Republic of Iran Athletics Federation since July 2024.
Ehsan Abdelmalek — Ehsan Eid Abdelmalek, also known as Marwa Eid Abdelmalek, is an Egyptian female handball player who plays for Nice Handball and the Egypt national team.
Ehsan Elahi Zaheer — Ehsan Elahi Zaheer was a Pakistani Islamic scholar who was the founder of Jamiat Ahle Hadith.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ehsan
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Ehsan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ehsan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ehsan is rising: up 1,928 places since 2020, to #1,406 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #599 in 2003.
Ehsan 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 Ehsan include: Ehsan Haddadi, Ehsan Abdelmalek and Ehsan Hajsafi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ehsan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ehsans in the wild.
19
UK babies named Ehsan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1928 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ehsan
Almost certainly the only Ehsan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ehsan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ehsan Eid Abdelmalek, also known as Marwa Eid Abdelmalek, is an Egyptian female handball player who plays for Nice Handball and the Egypt national team.
General Ehsan ul Haq NI(M), HI(M), is a retired four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and a public official, served as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, appointed in October 2005 until his retirement in 2007.
Ehsan Mani is a Pakistani chartered accountant who is the former president of International Cricket Council (ICC) and former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Ehsan Jafri was an Indian politician and former member of the 6th Lok Sabha for the Congress Party, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat sectarian violence.
Ehsan Tabari was an Iranian philosopher, poet, and literary figure who contributed to the modernization of literature and cultural debates in twentieth-century Iran.
Ehsanollah "Ehsan" Bayat is an Afghan American business entrepreneur who is the founder and chairman of Bayat Group, Afghanistan's largest private company.