Boy’s name · Arabic

Izhaan

How to say it: iz-HAHN · /ɪzˈhɑn/

Modern Muslim name often glossed as 'obedient' in Arabic - recent rise in South Asia.

Izhaan was the 1,574th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 79 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 17-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,142 by 2030.

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

#1,574for boys in 2025
1 in 41,966US babies
79born in 2025
#1,142projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Izhaan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,574
Babies born in 202579
Share of births1 in 41,966
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×17
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,142
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 40 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Izhaan also love

Nicknames

  • Izzy
  • Zaan

Honouring a Izhaan in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Hindi.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

England and Wales: #368.

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