Will my child share the name Orhan with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 122 UK babies named Orhan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Orhan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Orhan becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Orhan is at its highest recorded position — #348 in 2025, with 122 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,492.

Is Orhan a good choice for a distinctive name?

Orhan 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.

Is Orhan a popular baby name in the United States?

Orhan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Orhan

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Orhan is a distinctive choice, ranked #348 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Orhan in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#348

About the Name Orhan

2024 marks Orhan's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #406. The name has climbed 1086 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.

Orhan is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Orhan in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Orhan

Orhan Gülle — Orhan Gülle is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Orhan — Orhan Ghazi was the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1323/4 to 1362.
Orhan Çelebi — Orhan Çelebi was a prince of the Ottoman dynasty.

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.