Given name & surname
Sahan
“resembling a falcon”
Sahan is a variant of Sahale. One Native American interpretation is “resembling a falcon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sahan is a variant of Sahale. One Native American interpretation is “resembling a falcon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sahan is a variant of Sahale. An origin associated with Sahale is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sahan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 135
- 135 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,383 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +68%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,383 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sahan’s family of names
Sahan has a related form in Sahale. In Ukrainian usage, Sahan as a surname is a transliteration of Сахан.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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