How Many People Are Named Azhar?
people named Azhar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 730,309 people in the US has this name
Based on 473 babies named Azhar in Social Security records from 1979 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "shining, bright" in Arabic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Azhar, 33.3% were girls and 66.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Azhar rose from 20.5% in the 2000s to 32.9% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2010s, at 50.7%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Azhar alive today is about 13 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Azhar first appears in the records in 1979, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 37 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Azhar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,961, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #3,961. Among girls, its best rank was #8,104, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,961 | #9,534 |
| Best rank | #3,961 (2025) | #8,104 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,403 in the 2020s | #12,354 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Azhar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Azhar were born in Minnesota than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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