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Numan

100% boys · last recorded 2022

Numan has been registered 142 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales142
Born in 2025—

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Numan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time142

How popular is Numan?

Numan has not been registered in England and Wales since 2022. Its best year was 2004, with 14 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Numan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Truman0.75
  2. Juan0.70
  3. Norman0.68
  4. Thurman0.68
  5. Nolan0.62
  6. Roman0.62
  7. Duncan0.62
  8. Lyman0.62

Middle names for Numan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Numan John0.77
  2. Numan Lee0.77
  3. Numan Bryce0.76
  4. Numan Ross0.76
  5. Numan Quinn0.76
  6. Numan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Numan

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Wesleybrother · 0.81
  2. Yasminesister · 0.80
  3. Deborahsister · 0.80
  4. Dionbrother · 0.80
  5. Sanasister · 0.80
  6. Jeremybrother · 0.79

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2004 · 14
  3. Years recorded24 of 30
  4. All time142

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Numan Anderson0.74
  2. Numan White0.72
  3. Numan Reyes0.72
  4. Numan Moore0.72
  5. Numan Lee0.72
  6. Numan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Numan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.