Azzam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- az-ZAAM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Azzam is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “determined, resolute”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Azzam mean?
Arabic
“determined, resolute”
From the Arabic root of azm, 'resolve, firm determination'.
Is Azzam a girl's or a boy's name?
Azzam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Azzam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Azzam, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Azzam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Azzam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Azzam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Azzam, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Azzam in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Azzam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Azzam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arham Muhammad Zayaan Abdullah Musa Zayan Ahmed Hamza Zayd Azaan Ayham Umar
Names related to Azzam
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
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, “Azzam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azzam, updated 20 October 2026.