NameTides

Azad

Azad was the #4,539 boys' name in the US in 2025 (22 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Azad as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Azad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Azad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,539 (22)#2,014 (12)#1,565 (14)
2024#4,701 (21)#1,758 (14)#1,764 (11)
2023#3,293 (36)#2,161 (10)#1,421 (14)
2022#4,850 (20)#1,314 (20)#1,557 (12)
2021#4,247 (24)#1,516 (16)#1,898 (9)
2020#5,980 (14)#1,548 (15)#2,746 (5)
2019#4,951 (19)#1,869 (12)#2,440 (6)
2018#5,320 (17)#2,693 (7)—
2017#6,685 (12)#2,512 (8)#2,439 (6)
2016#6,349 (13)#1,704 (14)#2,182 (7)
2015#5,507 (16)#1,236 (21)#2,715 (5)
2014#5,733 (15)#1,721 (13)#2,371 (6)
2013#8,789 (8)#2,954 (6)#2,606 (5)
2012#8,158 (9)#3,987 (4)—
2011#12,287 (5)#1,909 (11)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,293.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.

How common is it?

about 1 in 77,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 77,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Azad is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 74,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 42,000 to 1 in 130,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Azad by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Azad (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Azad (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AzadCanadaBoys#1,56514
AzadEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
AzadNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AzadUSBoys#4,53922