Given name & surname
Ihsan
“goodwill toward others”·“a charitable man”
Ihsan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “goodwill toward others” (Arabic) and “a charitable man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “goodwill toward others” (Arabic) and “a charitable man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ihsan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 704
- 655 boys · 49 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,903 for boys · #10,416 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,903 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,083 as a first name in 2020; 211 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.
Ihsan’s family of names
Ihsan has a related form in Ihsana. Ihsan has a related form in Ihsane. Ihsan has a related form in Ihsann.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ihssanlikely variant
- Ihsunvariant
- Ihsonvariant
- Ihsynvariant
- Ihsinvariant
- Ihsenvariant
- Ihsannvariant
- Ihsannevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ihsan
- Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbazbotanistborn 1939
- Ihsan Maulana MustofaIndonesian badminton playerborn 1995
- Ihsan BarakatJordanian juristborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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