Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Azlan

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #978 Trend ↑ Rising 184%
Rank 2025
#978
among boys · ↑219 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
234
named Azlan · +37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,299
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
234 babies
All-time total
1,350
#4,266 all-time among boys
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Azlan popularity over time

1,350 babies have been named Azlan since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 8 85 93 9 – #4,134
2010s – 432 432 43 +365% #1,976
2020s (to 2025) 5 820 825 138 +218% #978

Where Azlan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 279 0.16 outside top 500
2027 325 0.19 outside top 500
2028 369 0.22 outside top 500
2029 412 0.24 outside top 500
2030 452 0.26 outside top 500

Where Azlan is most popular

Boys named Azlan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.087 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Azlan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 53 0.279 +221%
New Jersey 44 0.219 +151%
New York 75 0.173 +99%
Illinois 40 0.157 +80%
Texas 124 0.141 +62%
California 99 0.108 +25%
Washington 16 0.098 +12%
Pennsylvania 20 0.075 -13%
Ohio 14 0.053 -39%
Maryland 6 0.050 -42%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -50%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -51%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -53%
Tennessee 7 0.039 -55%
Florida 17 0.036 -59%
Michigan 6 0.029 -66%
Georgia 5 0.020 -77%
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Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Azlan

Azlan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #978 in 2025 with 234 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 1,350 American babies have been named Azlan. Its peak came in 2025, when 234 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Azlan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Azlan?

The median living Azlan is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 1,300 people named Azlan are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Azlan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 234 #978
2024 – – 171 #1,197
2023 – – 151 #1,273
2022 – – 135 #1,380
2021 5 #15,613 60 #2,302
2020 – – 69 #2,049
2019 – – 74 #1,976
2018 – – 60 #2,266
2017 – – 67 #2,067
2016 – – 36 #3,170
2015 – – 35 #3,237
2014 – – 39 #2,937
2013 – – 30 #3,507
2012 – – 33 #3,305
2011 – – 34 #3,241
2010 – – 24 #4,113
2009 – – 19 #4,939
2008 – – 9 #8,383
2007 – – 24 #4,134
2006 8 #12,589 16 #5,329
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2004 – – 11 #6,576
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2000 – – 6 #9,197
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Famous people named Azlan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Azlan Shah of Perak King of Malaysia from 1989 to 1994 1928–2014 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Azlan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Azlan?

The median living Azlan is about 3 years old. Half of all living Azlans are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Azlan are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Azlan are alive in the United States, based on 1,350 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Azlan in 2025?

Azlan ranked #978 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 234 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Azlan?

1,350 babies have been named Azlan in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Azlan most popular?

Azlan peaked in 2025, when 234 newborns received the name.

Is Azlan a boy or girl name?

Azlan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Azlan rising or falling?

Azlan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Azlan become more popular?

Azlan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 452 boys named Azlan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Azlan?

Well-known people named Azlan include Azlan Shah of Perak (politician).

Names like Azlan

Names that sound and feel close to Azlan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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