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Azlan
OriginArabic variation of Aslan, Turkish
Meaning"lion"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#978
2025 SSA
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
About Azlan
Readers will be familiar with Aslan — a historied Turkish name — via C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. Azlan is the Arabic variation, rising in popularity among Muslim families and Arabic-speakers. One of the fastest rising names in England and Wales in 2022, Azlan is now in the Top 400 and twice as popular than Aslan. In the US, it's also on the rise, given to 170 boys in 2024, while Aslan was received by 210.
Azlan is also given to girls.
Pronounced AZ-lahn.
As of October 2026, Azlan ranked #978 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #502.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,937 | 39 | 20.3 |
| 2015 | #3,237 | 35 | 18.3 |
| 2016 | #3,170 | 36 | 19 |
| 2017 | #2,067 | 67 | 36.2 |
| 2018 | #2,266 | 60 | 33 |
| 2019 | #1,976 | 74 | 41.2 |
| 2020 | #2,047 | 69 | 40 |
| 2021 | #2,300 | 60 | 34.3 |
| 2022 | #1,379 | 135 | 77.3 |
| 2023 | #1,272 | 151 | 88.3 |
| 2024 | #1,193 | 171 | 99.3 |
| 2025 | #978 | 234 | 137 |
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