Azhar
Boy · AZ-har · Arabic
Azhar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “most radiant; flowers”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Azhar mean?
Arabic
“most radiant; flowers”
Al-Azhar in Cairo, founded in the 10th century, is one of the world's oldest universities.
- Say it
- AZ-har
Is Azhar a girl's or a boy's name?
Azhar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 27 boys in the US.
How popular is Azhar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Azhar, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 1999, with 26 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Azhar than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Azhar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Azhar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 26 | #717 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Azhar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Azhar, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. It first appears in the records in 1979. 10 girls were also named Azhar in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Azhar of any year since it first appeared, in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Azhar in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Azhar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
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