A Name Story by Houdhoud
إِحْسَان
Ihsan
ih-SAAN
“Excellence; goodness.”
About Ihsan
Ihsan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "excellence; goodness", an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Ihsan is excellence and goodness.
Common in Iranian and Pakistani families.
Spellings of Ihsan
إِحْسَان is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Ihsanthe spelling used on this page | 17 | 570 |
| Ehsan | 19 | 95 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Ihsan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
Discover names like Ihsan
Other names with the same heart: close in origin, sound, and spirit.
Common questions about Ihsan
- What does the name Ihsan mean?
- Ihsan (إِحْسَان) means "Excellence; goodness". From the Arabic root ح-س-ن. Ihsan is excellence and goodness.
- Is Ihsan a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Ihsan is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ihsan a boy or a girl name?
- Ihsan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ihsan come from?
- Ihsan is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters Ḥ-S-N. Common in Iranian and Pakistani families.
Browse names like Ihsan
Collections Ihsan belongs to.
Looking for a name made for your family?
I’ll ask six warm questions about your family (heritage, the sound you love, who you’d like to honor) and find names made for yours. About ninety seconds.
Free · No sign-up