Arzu
Girl · ar-ZOO · Persian
Arzu is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “wish, desire”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Arzu mean?
Persian: Turkish name, from Persian arzu
“wish, desire”
A familiar Turkish girls' name; the word arzu, 'wish, longing', came into Turkish from Persian.
- Say it
- ar-ZOO
Is Arzu a girl's or a boy's name?
Arzu is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arzu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Arzu, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2004, with 8 girls.
2025 had more girls named Arzu than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Arzu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were given Arzu or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,870, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Arzu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Arzu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Arzu, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Arzu in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arzu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Names like Arzu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aoife Dua Remi Esme Minha Ayat Ayra Rumi Arya Poppy Amarachukwu Pippa
Other spellings of Arzu
Arzoe Arzoo
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