Aslan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AZ-lan
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #655 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #860 for boys
Aslan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 655th for boys in the UK (62 babies) and 860th for boys in the US (280 babies).
What does Aslan mean?
Turkish
“lion”
C.S. Lewis took the name of the great lion in The Chronicles of Narnia from the Turkish word for lion.
Is Aslan a girl's or a boy's name?
Aslan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 62 boys in the UK and 280 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aslan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #655among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 62about 1 in 4,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 288% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 62 boys in the UK were named Aslan, making it the 655th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 76 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aslan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 193 boys in the UK were given Aslan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #274, up from #655 for this spelling alone.
- Azlan 131
- Aslan 62
Among boys in 2025, it was 611th in England and Wales.
Aslan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #655 |
| 2024 | 76 | #564 |
| 2023 | 48 | #770 |
| 2022 | 43 | #813 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Aslan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #860among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 280about 1 in 6,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 226% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 280 boys in the US were named Aslan, making it the 860th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. It first appears in the records in 1979.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Aslan of any year since it first appeared, in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Aslan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 514 boys in the US were given Aslan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #556, up from #860 for this spelling alone.
- Aslan 280
- Azlan 234
Aslan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 280 | #860 |
| 2024 | 210 | #1,050 |
| 2023 | 175 | #1,172 |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,353 |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,721 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,028 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Names like Aslan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Rowan Orhan Lochlan Kayden Aiden Callan Conan Brody Caelan Ayman
Other spellings of Aslan
Names related to Aslan
More Turkish names
Ayla Aylin Alara Ayda Ayzel Kaya Aydin Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz Demir Selin
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, “Aslan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aslan, updated 20 October 2026.