Aizen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EYE-zen
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,081 for boys
Aizen is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “dyed with love”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 1,081st for boys in the US (199 babies).
What does Aizen mean?
Japanese: Japanese Buddhist name
“dyed with love”
In Japanese Buddhism Aizen Myoo is a wisdom king linked to love; it is also a villain's name in the anime Bleach.
Is Aizen a girl's or a boy's name?
Aizen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 199 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aizen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 193% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Aizen, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aizen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Aizen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
How popular is Aizen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,081st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 199 about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 92% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 199 boys in the US were named Aizen, making it the 1,081st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,489th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 223 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Aizen in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 223 boys in the US were given Aizen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #930, up from #1,081 for this spelling alone.
Aizen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 199 | #1,081 |
| 2024 | 223 | #1,005 |
| 2023 | 190 | #1,111 |
| 2022 | 209 | #1,052 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,253 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,489 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,523 |
| 2018 | 94 | #1,679 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,675 |
| 2015 | 80 | #1,846 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
Names like Aizen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Yusuf, Ayaan, Zayan, Yunus, Kaizen, Arham, Musa, Kenzo, Zayaan, Ayan, Loki
Other spellings of Aizen
Names related to Aizen
More Japanese names
Kobe, Raiden, Ren, Akari, Ronin, Kyomi, Akira, Yuna, Emi, Kiyomi, Kairi, Miya, Kenji, Reo, Jiraiya, Sora
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aizen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aizen, updated 20 October 2026.