Aban

A boys’ name of Persian origin, meaning water; the eighth month.

Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies

Aban by the numbers

In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Aban.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aban. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
  • Adanman; variant of Adam745 in the US (2017)
  • Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amansecurity or peace23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aransmall king32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Azancall to prayer23 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Aban

Names that are said the same way as Aban, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aabanmonth of august in zoroastrian calendar11 in the US (2017)
  • Aubinfrom alba meaning white or dawn7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Abaan9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Auben7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aiben3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aubyn3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean water

Like Aban, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
  • Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
  • Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
  • Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
  • Beckhamhomestead with a stream1,280 in the US (2017)
  • Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aban

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