Aslan

What Aslan means

Turkish, meaning “lion”

From aslan (“lion”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Aslan” (revision 90570374), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Aslan?

US: Rising: up from #2864 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1786 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 280 boys got the name (#860 that year). First in the US records in 1979.

How common

• About 1 in 6,100 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,386 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in FL (0.4 per 1,000 boys), NJ (0.33 per 1,000 boys), NY (0.31 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Aslan is #860 in the US and #611 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Aslan were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Azlan234 US · 125 E&W
• Azlaan37 US · 53 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Aslan

Boys

• Jett#169Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 2025
• Legend#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #391 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Amari#185“Does the given name have different origins?”^*
• Ares#290Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #722 in 2015, #290 in 2025
• Cyrus#268Editor’s note Up from #469 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in the US
• Tate#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #420 in 2015, #193 in 2025

For a sister

• Haven#190Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #190 vs #1,512 in 2025
• Emerson#122Editor’s note Used for both: 62% of US babies named Emerson in 2025 were girls
• Ailani#168Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,199 in 2015, #168 in 2025
• Saylor#217“dancer, acrobat”^*
• Alani#161Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #529 in 2015, #161 in 2025
• Sienna#94Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #229 in 2015, #94 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Aslan’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.