MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Subhan mean?
Subhan is familiar from the Arabic expression subhan Allah, which declares God's glory and freedom from imperfection. As a personal name it retains that language of praise and exaltation.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुभान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سبحان
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Subhan in Indian usage
3,941 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,302 records (33%).
- Recorded as male: 2,639 records (67%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 282 |
| 1960s | 517 |
| 1970s | 768 |
| 1980s | 1,256 |
| 1990s | 945 |
| Other decades | 173 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,838 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 251 |
| Bihar | 182 |
| Assam | 165 |
| Delhi | 131 |
| Other states | 374 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Subhan / M | 34 | 914 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Subhan; Table_6, C938 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Subhan; Table_6, C938
- Wiktionary: سبحان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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