Furqan

A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the criterion; distinction between right and wrong.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Furqan by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Furqan. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Furkanthe criterion, the standard; from the Quran8 in the US (2017)
  • Farhanhappy, joyful25 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Furqan

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