Boys' name · since 2001
Aztlan
Aztlan has 139 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
139 babies have been named Aztlan since 2001, making it today's #7474 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aztlan recorded 139 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #7474 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #15,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 139 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aztlan ranks #15,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 139 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aztlan's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aztlan compares
139 31st percentile among 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
Aztlan's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aztlan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aztlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aztlan splits its recorded history at 2013: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aztlan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Aztlan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Aztlan's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Aztlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (35% of all-time use).
Aztlan by state
Where Aztlan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.3% |
6 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aztlan's data
- Aztlan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aztlans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Aztlan
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aztlan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aztlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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 Aztlan 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.