Fun Facts About the Name Aziz
- More than 1 thousand babies named Aziz: U.S. records list 1,853 babies given the name Aziz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aziz Mean?
Aziz is an Arabic name meaning "mighty," "powerful," or "beloved." It comes from the Arabic root ʿ-z-z, which conveys strength, might, and honor. The adjective ʿazīz (عزيز) describes someone who is powerful or highly esteemed; in ordinary use it also means "dear" or "precious." The core sense is might or strength, while "beloved" is a related everyday sense of the same word, not a separate origin. In Islamic tradition, al-ʿAzīz ("the Almighty") is one of the names of God. The name is not a compound but the same word used as a personal name; compound forms such as Abdul Aziz ("servant of the Almighty") include it as the divine name.
Aziz Name History & Origins
The name Aziz is built on an old Arabic root and is used as a personal name in Arabic-speaking lands. It spread widely with Islam and the Arabic language. In the Qur'an, the Egyptian official who buys Joseph is called al-ʿAzīz, meaning "the mighty one" or "the chief," and the same word appears as the divine name al-ʿAzīz. In Arabic script the name is written عزيز; the initial ʿayn is a consonant that English spelling usually drops. As Arabic became a language of religion and administration, the name entered Persian, Turkish, Urdu, and other languages. It appears in Turkey as Aziz, in Iran and South Asia as Aziz or ʿAzīz, and in the Arab world in forms such as Aziz and Abdulaziz. Arabic-speaking Christians also use it. The name has continued as a given name in many countries and also occurs as a surname.
How Popular is the Name Aziz?
Aziz has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #1,727 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,008 | 75 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #1,727 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 2023 | #1,912 | 82 | 0.0048% |
| 2022 | #2,000 | 76 | 0.0044% |
| 2021 | #2,061 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2020 | #2,731 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2019 | #2,426 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2018 | #2,237 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 2017 | #2,534 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 2016 | #2,172 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2015 | #2,358 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #2,711 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #2,140 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 2012 | #2,359 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #2,755 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #3,244 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #3,228 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #4,155 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #2,922 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #3,310 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #2,753 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #2,896 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #4,293 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,107 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #2,566 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #2,334 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #1,998 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1998 | #2,314 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1997 | #2,400 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #2,599 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #2,354 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #3,035 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #2,214 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #2,676 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #2,997 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #3,991 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,101 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #2,518 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #2,476 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #3,280 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,510 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,416 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #2,346 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,911 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #3,440 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #2,315 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #2,383 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #5,181 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #4,985 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,279 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,480 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,973 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Aziz Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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