Azaan
A traditionally masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "the call to prayer".
Name Census estimates that about 1,198 living Americans carry the first name Azaan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Azaan today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Azaan births was 2021 (95 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Azaan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Azaan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Azaan is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 286,105 Americans
Peak year
2021
95 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,072
Tracked since 1997
Census
Azaan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 709 people with the first name Azaan, which placed it at #16,031 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,031
National first-name rank
People counted
709
709 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
77.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Azaan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Azaan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 77.3%. The next largest groups are Black (11.4%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Azaan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Azaan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander77.3% · 548
- Black or African American11.4% · 81
- Two or more races4.8% · 34
- White3.7% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Azaan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Azaan from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 585 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Azaan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Azaan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Azaan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Azaans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. New York, Texas, California recorded the most babies named Azaan, while North Carolina, Maryland, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 62 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Azaan
The name Azaan is believed to have originated from the Arabic language, derived from the word "ʾaḏān," which means "call" or "to announce." This linguistic root can be traced back to the early Islamic period, around the 7th century CE, when it was used in reference to the call to prayer (adhan) recited by the muezzin from the mosque's minaret.
In Islamic tradition, the first person to call for prayer (adhan) was Bilal ibn Rabah, a former Abyssinian slave who became one of the closest companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Bilal's powerful voice was used to summon the faithful to perform their obligatory prayers, and his role as the first muezzin has made him a revered figure in Islamic history.
The name Azaan is believed to have gained popularity among Muslims as a way to honor this significant religious tradition and the role of the muezzin. It is a name that carries a strong spiritual connotation and a connection to the Islamic faith.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Azaan can be found in the historical accounts of the Umayyad Caliphate, which ruled from 661 to 750 CE. During this period, there are records of individuals bearing the name Azaan, although specific details about their lives are scarce.
Throughout history, several notable figures have carried the name Azaan. One such individual was Azaan ibn Abdullah al-Qurashi (1050-1120 CE), a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist from Cordoba, Spain, who made significant contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence during the Almoravid dynasty.
Another prominent figure was Azaan al-Dimashqi (1261-1327 CE), a Syrian historian and geographer who authored several works, including a comprehensive geographical dictionary titled "Nukhbat al-Dahr fi 'Aja'ib al-Barr wa al-Bahr" (The Cream of the Age Concerning the Wonders of the Land and the Sea).
In the 15th century, Azaan al-Ghazzali (1420-1489 CE) was a renowned Islamic scholar and mystic from Persia (present-day Iran). He was known for his writings on Sufism and his contributions to Islamic philosophy and theology.
During the Ottoman Empire, Azaan Pasha (1590-1644 CE) was a prominent military commander and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier (chief advisor) to Sultan Murad IV.
More recently, Azaan Iqbal (1877-1938 CE) was a renowned poet, philosopher, and politician from British India (now Pakistan). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in South Asian literature and is considered the national poet of Pakistan.
People
Azaan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Azaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
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Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Azaan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Azaan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,198 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Azaan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 286,105 US residents.
Is Azaan a common name?
We classify Azaan as "Rare". It ranks above 91.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,208 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Azaan most popular?
The single biggest year for Azaan was 2021, when 95 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Azaan is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Azaan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 709 people with the name Azaan, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,031 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Azaan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Azaan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Azaan appears almost entirely male. Of the 712 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Azaan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Azaan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 77.3%. The next largest groups are Black (11.4%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Azaan most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Azaan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.3% (548 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Azaan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Azaan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Azaan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Azaan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Azaan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Azaan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Azaan?
You can see how many people share the name Azaan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.