Ashkan
Meaning
of the line of Ashk, founder of the Parthian dynasty
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ashkan has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Ashkan
Most people given the name Ashkan in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Ashkan you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ashkan deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ashkan truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ashkan fits with your family’s names and surname.
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