Fun Facts About the Name Azzam
- 193 babies named Azzam: U.S. records list 193 babies given the name Azzam from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Azzam Mean?
Azzam is an Arabic name meaning "resolute" or "determination." It comes from the root ʿ-z-m (ع ز م). The verb ʿazama (عَزَمَ) means "to resolve," "to decide," or "to set one's mind on something," and the noun ʿazm (عَزْم) means "determination," "resolve," or a firm decision. The name ʿAzzām (عَزَّام) is built on the intensive adjective pattern faʿʿāl, which intensifies the meaning: not merely "determined" but "highly determined" or "one who is resolute." The underlying idea is resolving on a course of action after weighing it. The name belongs to the ʿ-z-m root and is distinct from similarly transliterated names from the different root ʿ-ẓ-m, such as ʿAzīm ("great").
Azzam Name History & Origins
Azzam is used in Arabic-speaking countries both as a given name and as a family name. Because it is formed directly from the Arabic root, it passes into other languages mainly as a transliteration rather than through a chain of borrowed forms, so spellings vary depending on how the initial ʿayn and the doubled z are represented: Azzam, ʿAzzām, or Azzām.
The root ʿ-z-m is old and appears in the Quran. In verse 3:159 the verb ʿazamta is used in the phrase rendered "and when you have decided, then rely upon God," which is the kind of context that kept the idea of decisive resolve familiar in Arabic religious language.
As a family name, Azzam is found in Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, and Lebanon. A well-known bearer was ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAzzām (sometimes called Azzam Pasha), an Egyptian diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the Arab League after its founding in 1945. The name also appears in modern public life, for example in the Palestinian politician Azzam al-Ahmad.
How Popular is the Name Azzam?
Azzam 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 2016. Its best rank was #4,636 in 2016.
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 | #8,341 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #5,915 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #8,329 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,948 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #6,748 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #8,151 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #5,582 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #8,233 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #5,553 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #4,636 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #5,768 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,023 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #9,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,441 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,974 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #11,537 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,849 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,198 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,504 | 6 | 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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