Aziz
How to say it: uh-ZEEZ · /əˈziz/
Arabic name meaning 'beloved, powerful' - one of the 99 names of Allah as Al-Aziz.
Aziz was the 1,620th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 75 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 33% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,333 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,620 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 75 |
| Share of births | 1 in 44,204 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +33% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,333 |
| In France, 2025 | #719 among boys’ names, 45 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Aziz is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aziz is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #719 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Aziz
- Aziz Sancar (born 1946)Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
- Aziz Akhannouch (born 1961)Prime Minister of Morocco since 2021
- Aziz Ansari (born 1983)American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director
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