Orhan is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “Khan of the fortress.” In 2024 it was given to 65 boys in the United States.
Orhan belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “Khan of the fortress” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Orhan first appears in Social Security records in 1997. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1932 in 2022, and in 2024 65 babies received the name — 385 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Orhan means “Khan of the fortress” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Orhan is a boy name. In 2024, 65 babies received the name in the US.
Orhan comes from the Turkish tradition.
Orhan first appears in US records in 1997. Its best-ever ranking was #1932 in 2022, and 65 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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