Aziz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-ZEEZ
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,337 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,006 for boys
Aziz is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “mighty; beloved, dear”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 2,006th for boys in the US (75 babies).
What does Aziz mean?
Arabic
“mighty; beloved, dear”
Al-Aziz, 'the Almighty', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Aziz a girl's or a boy's name?
Aziz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 75 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aziz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Aziz, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 22 boys.
2025 had more boys named Aziz than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Aziz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Aziz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Aziz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,006among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the US were named Aziz, making it the 2,006th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,727th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 95 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Aziz in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aziz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2,006 |
| 2024 | 95 | #1,735 |
| 2023 | 82 | #1,909 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,727 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 54 | #2,357 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,238 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
Names like Aziz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Musa Hamza Amir Mustafa Umar Zayd Azaan Zayaan Zayan
Names related to Aziz
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Aziz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aziz, updated 20 October 2026.