Hamdan is a distinctive choice, ranked #745 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hamdan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#745
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About the Name Hamdan
Hamdan has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #711. The name has climbed 134 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Hamdan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hamdan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hamdan
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum — Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Ḥamdān bin Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who has been the Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008.
Shahril Sufian Hamdan — Shahril Sufian bin Hamdan is a Malaysian politician who served as the Economic Director at the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from October 2021 to November 2022.
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 Hamdan
Unlikely. With around 46 UK babies named Hamdan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hamdan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hamdan is rising: up 100 places since 2020, to #745 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #711 in 2024.
Hamdan 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 Hamdan include: Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Shahril Sufian Hamdan and Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hamdan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hamdans in the wild.
46
UK babies named Hamdan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hamdan
Almost certainly the only Hamdan in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Hamdan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Ḥamdān bin Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who has been the Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008.
Shahril Sufian bin Hamdan is a Malaysian politician who served as the Economic Director at the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from October 2021 to November 2022.
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (حمدان بن محمد آل نهيان) was an Emirati politician and distant cousin of the founder of UAE, the first President, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was also the emir of Abu Dhabi emirate.
Abū Abd-Allah Najm al-Dīn Aḥmad bin Ḥamdān bin Shabīb bin Ḥamdān al-Ḥarrānī al-Ḥanbalī (Arabic: أبو عبد الله نجم الدِّين أحمد بن حمدان بن شبيب بن حمدان الحراني الحنبلي) commonly known as Ibn Hamdan—was a Hanbalite Muslim scholar and judge.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum was an Emirati politician, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).