Gihan

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/dʒhæn/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Gihan is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Sri Lanka than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • EGEgypt≈1 in 14K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 711K
  • LKSri Lanka≈1 in 612

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Sri Lanka (inferred from the name graph)

≈37,000 people, est.

Sources
131 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 612 (inferred from the name graph)

Sri Lanka, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Gihan counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Gihan is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
LK Sri Lanka#953≈37,000 est.≈1 in 612—Gihan41
EG Egypt#970≈7,600 est.≈1 in 14K—Gihan77
US United States—4681 in 711K389Gihan131
ID Indonesia—≈410 est.≈1 in 659K—Gihan25
SY Syria—≈310 est.≈1 in 64K—Gihan8
AE United Arab Emirates—≈220 est.≈1 in 45K—Gihan32
OM Oman—≈110 est.≈1 in 42K—Gihan7
QA Qatar—≈58 est.≈1 in 42K—Gihan13

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Gihan is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Argentina, Peru

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Gìhäñ, Ǧīhān

  • Japanese given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Japan, United States

    Also written Gihãń

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Ǧīhān, Ǧihān

  • Korean given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in South Korea, United States

    Also written 기한, Kihan, Ki-Han, Gi-Han

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

190019502000Jihan Ghazawi Awni, b. 1916Gehan El Makkawy, b. 1939Jihan El-Tahri, b. 1963Gihan Fadel, b. 1973Eve, b. 1978Jihane Bahar, b. 1978Jihan Nurlela, b. 1994Jihane Almira, b. 2000
  • Jihan Ghazawi Awnib. 1916LBnot in their usual nameLebanese short story writer
  • Gehan El Makkawyb. 1939EGnot in their usual nameEgyptian Media scholar and writer
  • Jihan El-Tahrib. 1963EGnot in their usual nameFrench-Egyptian film director
  • Gihan Fadelb. 1973EGEgyptian actress
  • Eveb. 1978USnot in their usual nameAmerican rapper and actress
  • Jihane Baharb. 1978MAnot in their usual nameMoroccan screenwriter
  • Jihan Nurlelab. 1994IDnot in their usual nameIndonesian politician
  • Jihane Almirab. 2000IDnot in their usual nameIndonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ambassador, actress, model
  • Jihan AmmarEGnot in their usual nameEgyptian artist
  • Jihan AbassKEnot in their usual nameKenyan entrepreneur and businesswoman

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalمرحباً Gihan،Hi Gihan, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 24 sources across 17 countries.

Official registers attesting Gihan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020389#21,612
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202079#21,612

Reference works 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Gihan?
A machine transcription gives /dʒhæn/ (IPA) for Arabic.
Is Gihan a male or female name?
Gihan is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Gihan have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 37 thousand people named Gihan in Sri Lanka, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled gihan.
How common is the name Gihan?
In the United States, the national register counted 468 people named Gihan in 2020, about 1 in 711 thousand residents.
How common is Gihan compared with other names?
In Sri Lanka, Gihan is the 953rd most common given name of 14,062 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gihan” — the 953rd most common given name in Sri Lanka. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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