Mihan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mihan by the numbers

Mihan was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Mihan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Miranocean or sea53 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mihrangenerous ruler; form of mehran10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mihaiwho is like God; a form of Michael in Romanian tradition9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mohanenchanting; charming; attractive6 in the US (2017)
  • Milan169 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahan4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Mihan

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

  • Myan7 in the US (2017)
  • Mian6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mihaan6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mihan

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