Boys' name · since 2001
Azan
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 539 babies named Azan, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,362 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azan is the #3362 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 539 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azan has been recorded 539 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #3362 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,532 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,362 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 539 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azan ranks #7,532 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,362 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 539 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,362 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azan's 539 recorded births place it above 83.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Azan compares
539 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Azan's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 539 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Azan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (221 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Azan's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Azan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
221 births
- 2020s
2020s
194 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 221 births (41% of all-time use).
How Azan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Azan's total volume
Azan by state
Where Azan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 86 | 16.0% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
86 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Azan's data
- Azan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (221 total births) through the 2020s (194) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Azans (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Azan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Azan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.