NameTides

Azan

Azan was the #3,314 boys' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Azan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Azan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Azan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,314 (35)#1,226 (23)—#1,565 (14)
2024#3,394 (34)#1,517 (17)—#2,062 (9)
2023#3,347 (35)#1,309 (20)#614 (4)#1,421 (14)
2022#3,003 (41)#993 (30)—#1,415 (14)
2021#4,011 (26)#1,329 (19)—#2,812 (5)
2020#4,275 (23)#1,431 (17)—#1,595 (11)
2019#4,337 (23)#1,083 (25)——
2018#3,993 (26)#1,875 (12)—#1,682 (10)
2017#4,331 (23)#2,324 (9)—#1,720 (10)
2016#4,624 (21)#1,804 (13)—#2,182 (7)
2015#8,040 (9)#2,319 (9)—#2,715 (5)
2014#4,538 (21)#1,935 (11)#680 (3)#1,778 (9)
2013#4,313 (22)#1,706 (13)—#2,086 (7)
2012#4,390 (22)#1,313 (19)—#2,158 (7)
2011#3,885 (26)#1,522 (15)—#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #3,003.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2001.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 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 50,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Azan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 45,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 62,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Azan 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: #1,119NYMassachusetts: 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: #2,471CAUtah: 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: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Azan (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#1,1239

Azan (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
AzanCanadaBoys#1,56514
AzanEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
AzanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AzanScotlandBoys—too few
AzanUSBoys#3,31435