Azlan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AZ-lan
- UK rank, 2025
- #360 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #977 for boys
Azlan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 360th for boys in the UK (131 babies) and 977th for boys in the US (234 babies).
What does Azlan mean?
Used mainly in Muslim families
Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak served as King of Malaysia from 1989 to 1994.
Is Azlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Azlan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 131 boys in the UK and 234 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Azlan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #360among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 131about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 162% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 131 boys in the UK were named Azlan, making it the 360th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 579th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 156 boys.
Half of all the boys named Azlan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 193 boys in the UK were given Azlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #274, up from #360 for this spelling alone.
- Azlan 131
- Aslan 62
Among boys in 2025, it was 340th in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Azlan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | #360 |
| 2024 | 156 | #318 |
| 2023 | 129 | #364 |
| 2022 | 125 | #376 |
| 2021 | 52 | #743 |
| 2020 | 72 | #579 |
| 2019 | 56 | #679 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,017 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Azlan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #977among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 234about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 174% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 234 boys in the US were named Azlan, making it the 977th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. It first appears in the records in 2000.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Azlan of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Azlan in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 514 boys in the US were given Azlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #556, up from #977 for this spelling alone.
- Aslan 280
- Azlan 234
Azlan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 234 | #977 |
| 2024 | 171 | #1,196 |
| 2023 | 151 | #1,271 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1,379 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,299 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,973 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Names like Azlan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan Lochlan Rowan Ayman Ayan Zayan Arham Ronan Albie Callan Orhan Cillian
Other spellings of Azlan
Names related to Azlan
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, “Azlan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azlan, updated 20 October 2026.