Save Gender Masculine Usage Kazakh, Kyrgyz Scripts Ерлан(Kazakh) Эрлан(Kyrgyz) Meaning & History From the Turkic elements er meaning "man, hero, brave" and oglan meaning "young man, boy". Related Names Rootser + oglanUser SubmissionErlan PopularityDetails Last ranked #934 in 1990 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #36 in 1998 Kazakhstan Categories courage, masculinity, youth