US rank #2817 Boys' name Peak 2023 784 births

Subhan — #2817 US boys' name

784 babies named Subhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s1522010s3872020s228
#2817
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Subhan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

65 babies were named Subhan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Subhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 784 babies named Subhan between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Subhan currently holds the #2817 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Subhan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 387 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Subhan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 159 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Subhan in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Subhan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 784 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Subhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

784

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2023

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,817

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Subhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
65
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001998 8

Subhan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
387 births that decade — 49% of Subhan's all-time total
1990s172000s1522010s3872020s228

Subhan by state

Where Subhan concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Subhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
159 20.3%
#2 New York
108 13.8%
#3 Virginia
55 7.0%
#4 Texas
44 5.6%
#5 New Jersey
15 1.9%
#6 Illinois
5 0.6%
California share of Subhan's total US births 20.3%
Even split

159 of 784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Subhan?
784 babies have been named Subhan since 1998. It currently ranks #2817 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 65 births.
When was Subhan most popular?
Subhan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 387 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Subhan most popular?
The top states for the name Subhan are California (159 births), New York (108 births), Virginia (55 births).
How long has the name Subhan been used?
Subhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Subhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Subhaan, Subhi, Subhanullah, Subham, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.