Given name & surname
Hamdan
“one who is praised”
Hamdan is a variant of Hamden. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is praised.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hamdan is a variant of Hamden. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is praised.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hamdan is a variant of Hamden. An origin associated with Hamden is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hamdan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 406
- 406 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,398 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,398 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 306 as a first name in 2020; 3,323 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hamdan’s family of names
Hamdan has a related form in Hamden. In Bengali usage, Hamdan is a Roman-alphabet rendering of হামদান.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hamdan
- Hamdan bin Mohammed Al MaktoumCrown Prince of Dubaiborn 1982
- Hamdan ibn Hamdun9th-century Taghlibi Arab chieftain801–1000
- Hamdan bin Rashid Al MaktoumDeputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance (UAE)1945–2021
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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