Aslan
Aslan was the 860th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 280 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,007 places. More babies were named Aslan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning lion · Turkish
Say it AS-lun /ˈæslən/
- Rank in 2025
- #860 boys, up 1,141 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 280boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025280 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,810babies recorded
What does the name Aslan mean?
Aslan is a Turkish given name and surname meaning "lion", from the Turkish word aslan, earlier arslan, as Wiktionary and Wikipedia explain. It has long been used across the Turkic world and the Caucasus. In English it is best known as the name of the great lion in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, first published in 1950.
aslan (Turkish, “lion”)arslan (Ottoman Turkish, “lion”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: In Turkish the stress falls on the last syllable.
Related names: Arslan, Arsalan.
See also: names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'aslan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aslan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Aslan (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Aslan', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Aslan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 90 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #860 | 280 |
| 2020 | #2,001 | 71 |
| 2010 | #3,462 | 31 |
| 2000 | #7,493 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,528 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aslan, counting every spelling?
Aslan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #546 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #860 for Aslan on its own. Together these spellings went to 551 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aslan | 280 | #860 | 897 |
| Azlan | 234 | #978 | 751 |
| Azlaan | 37 | #3,187 | 152 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aslan?
280 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aslan (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aslan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aslan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aslan?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Aslan are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 12. That makes Aslan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aslan by state
How common Aslan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), New Jersey (1.8×), New York (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aslan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aslan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aslan · Sibling names for Aslan
Questions about the name Aslan
What does Aslan mean?
Aslan means “lion” (Turkish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aslan?
Aslan was the 860th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 280 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,007 places. More babies were named Aslan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Aslan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aslan in the US.
Where is Aslan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aslan was most common in Florida (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.