Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Ahaan

How to say it: uh-HAHN · /əˈhɑn/

From Sanskrit meaning 'dawn, sunrise' - popular modern boys' name in India and diaspora.

Ahaan was the 1,360th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 104 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 63% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,199 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,360for boys in 2025
1 in 31,878US babies
104born in 2025
#1,199projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ahaan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,360
Babies born in 2025104
Share of births1 in 31,878
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+63%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,199

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ahaan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 47 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aan

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ahaan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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