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How popular is the name Azhar?

Births per year, rank history and how many Azhars are alive today.

Azhar (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3684th in 2025 and given to 5 babies. The name peaked in 1999, when 26 babies were given the name, the 655th most popular that year. It has declined since 1999; the 2025 figure is roughly 19% of its peak.

The Azhar you are most likely to meet is around 26 years old - or else around 5: the name has two living generations. Half of all Azhars born in England and Wales are between 15 and 30, and there are at least 360 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Azhar - on average, only one in every 842 such rooms contains a Azhar.

How many babies are named Azhar each year?

01020200020201996: 131997: 131998: 121999: 262000: 152001: 152002: 162003: 112004: 132005: 32006: 82007: 122008: 122009: 72010: 62011: 62012: 72013: 32014: 62015: 42016: 62017: 32018: 52020: 162021: 62022: 62023: 62024: 122025: 5actual

Where does Azhar rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,0401997: ranked 1,0521998: ranked 1,1101999: ranked 6552000: ranked 1,0022001: ranked 1,0272002: ranked 1,0332003: ranked 1,4102004: ranked 1,3472005: ranked 3,8492006: ranked 2,0872007: ranked 1,6662008: ranked 1,7062009: ranked 2,5442010: ranked 2,9412011: ranked 2,8922012: ranked 2,7212013: ranked 4,6852014: ranked 2,9642015: ranked 3,9082016: ranked 3,0792017: ranked 4,8122018: ranked 3,4122020: ranked 1,4922021: ranked 3,0172022: ranked 3,0492023: ranked 3,1132024: ranked 1,9522025: ranked 3,684

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Azhar per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 26 in 1999
Azhar: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Azhar most popular?

Azhar peaked in 1999, when 26 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Azhar?

At least 360 people named Azhar born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Azhar?

Most living Azhars are between 15 and 30; the most common age is about 26. There is a second cluster around 5.

Is Azhar becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1999 peak.






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