Adnan

Adnan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “settler, one who stays”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: AD-nahn · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Adnan comes from Arabic and is also the name of a traditional ancestor in Arab genealogy. The name is longstanding in Islamic and Arabic naming traditions.

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How popular is Adnan?

202435.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Adnan in 2024117

2024 rank#1,515 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,882

Adnan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Adnan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Amircommander, prince · Arabic
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Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
Cairovictorious · Arabic
Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
Malikking · Arabic

Adnan questions

What does the name Adnan mean?

Adnan means "settler, one who stays". It comes from Arabic. Adnan comes from Arabic and is also the name of a traditional ancestor in Arab genealogy. The name is longstanding in Islamic and Arabic naming traditions.

Is Adnan a boy or girl name?

Adnan is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adnan?

117 US babies were named Adnan in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Adnan?

Adnan is usually pronounced AD-nahn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.