Aziz
Masculine · “mighty”
Aziz means mighty and beloved at once — al-Aziz is one of the ninety-nine names of God, and the same Arabic root gives both senses.
How old is the name Aziz?
Aziz first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Aziz alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 1,800 people named Aziz are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aziz most popular?
Aziz peaked in 2024, reaching #1735 nationally. Today it ranks #2006, 271 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From aziz to Aziz
The story of Aziz
Al-Aziz is among the ninety-nine names of God, usually rendered the Almighty or the Mighty. Abd al-Aziz, 'servant of the Mighty', is one of the standard theophoric compounds, and the founder of Saudi Arabia carried it. Aziz alone is used across Arabic, Turkish, Persian and South Asian naming, and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
mighty, precious, beloved
From the Arabic aziz, from the root '-z-z, which carries strength, rarity and preciousness together — what is powerful and what is dear are the same word. Al-Aziz is a divine name in the Qur'an. The Hebrew oz, 'strength', is a cognate. The etymology is documented.
How the name formed
- aziz
- Aziz
Related forms: عزيز · Aziz · Aziz
Pronouncing Aziz
ah-ZEEZ
Two syllables, stress on the second. Arabic gives the initial ayin a throat sound English has no equivalent for.
Nicknames for Aziz
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most boys named
- 202495 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1735reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −21.1%75 in 2025, from 95
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aziz in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- عزيز in Arabic — transliteration
- Aziz in Turkish — same name
- Aziz in Persian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Pennsylvania.
Azizs among us
people named Aziz are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 22,774 born in 2025 was named Aziz
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Johnathen test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Aziz's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Johnathen climbed just as high around 1995, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Johnathen's path sketches the road Aziz is walking now.
Aziz sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Aziz is headed
Aziz looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 24% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Aziz beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Aziz in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the same root means both mighty and beloved is a first-rate piece of Arabic.
- It is one of the divine names and carries real theological weight.
- It is standard across Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Urdu without change.
- The initial consonant is not reproducible in English.
- It reads as specifically Muslim.
- In Turkish it also means 'saint', which shifts the sense.
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Frequently asked
- How many Azizs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,800 people named Aziz are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aziz in 2025?
- Aziz ranks #2006 among US boy names in 2025, with 75 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Aziz?
- About 1 in every 22,774 US boys born in 2025 was named Aziz — 75 in all.
- Will my child share the name Aziz with classmates?
- Aziz will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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