Azan
Boy · a-ZAHN · Arabic
Azan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “call to prayer”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Azan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Azaan, from Arabic adhan
“call to prayer”
- Say it
- a-ZAHN
Is Azan a girl's or a boy's name?
Azan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Azan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Azan, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 32 boys.
Half of all the boys named Azan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 131 boys in the UK were given Azan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #372, up from #1,286 for this spelling alone.
- Azaan 105
- Azan 23
- Aazan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Azan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Azan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Azan, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Azan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 110 boys in the US were given Azan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,401, up from #3,313 for this spelling alone.
- Azaan 67
- Azan 35
- Azon 8
Azan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Azan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Zayaan Zayan Abdullah Ahmed Abdulrahman Musa Hamza Zayd Arham Abdurrahman Rayyan
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