US rank #11561 Boys' name Peak 2018 128 births

Aztlan — #11561 US boys' name

128 babies named Aztlan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s492010s462020s33
#11561
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Aztlan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

13 babies were named Aztlan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aztlan

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Aztlan between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aztlan currently holds the #11561 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aztlan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aztlan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aztlan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aztlan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 128 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aztlan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

128

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2018

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,561

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aztlan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 2024202120162011200820022001 6

Aztlan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
49 births that decade — 38% of Aztlan's all-time total
2000s492010s462020s33

Aztlan by state

Where Aztlan concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aztlan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.7%
California share of Aztlan's total US births 4.7%

6 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aztlan?
128 babies have been named Aztlan since 2001. It currently ranks #11561 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 13 births.
When was Aztlan most popular?
Aztlan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Aztlan most popular?
The top states for the name Aztlan are California (6 births).
How long has the name Aztlan been used?
Aztlan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.