Aslan
Top 1000
About Aslan
Aslan, derived from the Old Turkic word arslan, meaning "lion," is best known in the West as the name of the heroic lion in C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" series, who serves as an allegorical stand-in for Jesus Christ. It was also used as a positive epithet for several Turkish emperors in the Middle Ages.
Currently in the Turkish Top 30, the Azerbaijani Top 50, and on the rise in both the UK and The Netherlands, Aslan is a strong choice, with a literary tie and an appealing meaning. In the US, it currently sits outside the Top 1000, but it has been rapidly climbing up the charts in recent years. Given to over 200 baby boys in the US last year, it has a similar feel to rising stars like Azriel, Caspian, and Cassian, and to the more traditional Alan and Leon.
Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev is one notable bearer.
Pronounced AHZ-lahn.
As of October 2026, Aslan ranked #860 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #557.
Editor's take: The name Aslan is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning "lion; fearless".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,809 | 42 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | #2,866 | 41 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | #2,555 | 49 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | #2,190 | 61 | 33 |
| 2018 | #2,030 | 71 | 39.1 |
| 2019 | #2,233 | 62 | 34.6 |
| 2020 | #2,024 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | #1,725 | 94 | 53.7 |
| 2022 | #1,353 | 138 | 79 |
| 2023 | #1,171 | 175 | 102.3 |
| 2024 | #1,046 | 210 | 121.9 |
| 2025 | #860 | 280 | 163.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Aslans
- Aslan Usoyan
Russian mobster
- Aslan Abashidze
former leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia
- Aslan Bzhania
Russian politician
- Aslan Ahmadov
Russian photographer
Aslan in pop culture
- Aslan Callanreese
character in anime/manga "Banana Fish"
- Aslan
lion character in "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis