Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nhan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nhan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 366
- 361 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,120 as a first name in 2020; 1,438 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.
Nhan’s family of names
Nhan may belong to the same name family as NHANN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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.
Similar names
If you love Nhan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Antwan
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Devan
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”
85% boys · 15% girls
Stephan
“crowned with garland”
>99% boys
German
“a man from Germany” · “one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Stefan
“crowned with garland”
>99% boys
Hernan
“a bold adventurer”
>99% boys
Antoine
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Sheldon
“from the steep valley”
>99% boys