Fun Facts About the Name Azlaan
- 279 babies named Azlaan: U.S. records list 279 babies given the name Azlaan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Azlaan Mean?
Azlaan is a masculine name used in South Asian and Southeast Asian Muslim communities. Its established meaning is "lion," and the meaning is generally traced to the Turkish word aslan, which means "lion." The spelling Azlaan is a variant of Azlan; the doubled a signals a long vowel in transliteration rather than a different root. The name is sometimes described as Arabic, but Arabic normally uses asad for "lion," not azlan. The lion meaning is therefore better supported by the Turkish source. A symbolic reading of the name as "brave" or "strong" is traditional, but that is an extension of the lion image, not the literal etymology.
Azlaan Name History & Origins
Azlaan is a spelling variant of Azlan, a name established in South Asia and Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia. The Turkish word aslan ("lion") is also a common given name and surname in Turkey, and it is the likely source of the meaning attached to Azlan. The form Azlan appears in Malay naming, while Azlaan uses a doubled a to represent a long vowel in English transliteration. It is not the same name as Arabic Asad, though both are male names meaning "lion" in Muslim naming traditions. How the Turkish form entered Malay and South Asian usage is not fully documented; the z-spelling is characteristic of the regional written forms and does not by itself prove a separate origin. In Malaysia, Azlan is familiar as a public name, as in Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
How Popular is the Name Azlaan?
Azlaan 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 2025. Its best rank was #3,187 in 2025.
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 | #3,187 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,454 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #4,467 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #3,218 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #4,508 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,733 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #5,369 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #4,374 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #5,314 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,342 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,029 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,208 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #7,607 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #12,438 | 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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