Azlan
Azlan was the 978th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 234 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,259 places. More babies were named Azlan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it AZ-lun /ˈæzlən/
- Rank in 2025
- #978 boys, up 1,071 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 234boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,350babies recorded
What does the name Azlan mean?
Azlan is a boys' name whose origin is not documented in the dictionaries we checked. It is often linked with Aslan, Turkish for 'lion' (also the lion in C. S. Lewis's Narnia books), but the spellings differ and no source confirms that Azlan was formed from it. No meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. A link with Turkish Aslan 'lion' is plausible but undocumented.
Other explanations you may read: means 'lion' (as Turkish Aslan).
Related names: Aslan.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aslan' (Turkish section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Azlan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 13 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #978 | 234 |
| 2020 | #2,049 | 69 |
| 2010 | #4,113 | 24 |
| 2000 | #9,197 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Azlan, counting every spelling?
Azlan is a spelling of Aslan, a name family that ranked #546 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #978 for Azlan 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 Azlan?
234 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azlan (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Azlan 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 36 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azlan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azlan?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Azlan are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Azlan 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.
Azlan by state
How common Azlan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.2×), New Jersey (2.5×), New York (2.0×), Illinois (1.8×), Texas (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 Azlan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azlan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Azlan · Sibling names for Azlan
Questions about the name Azlan
How popular is the name Azlan?
Azlan was the 978th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 234 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,259 places. More babies were named Azlan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Azlan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Azlan in the US.
Where is Azlan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Azlan was most common in Virginia (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.