Boy’s name · Arabic

Azaan

How to say it: uh-ZAHN · /əˈzɑn/

Arabic Adhan variant meaning 'call to prayer' - religious name announcing Islamic call to worship.

Azaan was the 1,718th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 67 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 36% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,654 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,718for boys in 2025
1 in 49,482US babies
67born in 2025
#1,654projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Azaan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,718
Babies born in 202567
Share of births1 in 49,482
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+36%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,654
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Azaan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 46 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Azi
  • Zan

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Azaan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

England and Wales: #408.

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