Tanzil
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tan-ZEEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Tanzil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “revelation, sending down”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tanzil mean?
Arabic: Arabic tanzil 'revelation'
“revelation, sending down”
From the Arabic word tanzil, used especially for the revelation of the Quran.
Is Tanzil a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanzil is a boys' name.
How popular is Tanzil in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tanzil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanzil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
Names like Tanzil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Nabil, Sahil, Faizan, Hassan, Hamza, Abdullah, Bilal, Taha, Umair, Hammad, Saif
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tanzil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanzil, updated 20 October 2026.