Hamdan is a distinctive choice, ranked #711 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hamdan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#711
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 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 Hamdan
Unlikely. With around 50 UK babies named Hamdan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hamdan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hamdan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 134 places over the last five years to #711 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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...; 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...; Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan — Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is an Emirati royal and politician..
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.
50
UK babies named Hamdan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 134 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hamdan
Likely around 1 other Hamdan in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ 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. He is the Minister of Defence of the UAE since 14 July 2024.
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. Apart from that, he was the Information Chief of UMNO and the Vice Youth Chief of the party.
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. Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan was born in the 1930s in Al Ain.
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. Ibn Hamdan was born and raised in Harran and later in his life went on trips to Damascus, Aleppo and Jerusalem, later settling in Cairo.
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). He was the second son of the late ruler Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
Osama Hamdan is a Palestinian diplomat and former senior representative of Hamas in Lebanon and Tehran. He previously held the position of Head of International Relations Department for Hamas and Chair of the Political Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council.