The first name Aziz

In 2025, 22 boys were named Aziz, making it the 1,276th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aziz with other names.

In 2025, 75 boys born in the United States were named Aziz, the 2,008th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 95 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Aziz Ansari
  American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director, born 1983
• Aziz Behich
  Australian soccer player, born 1990
• Al-Aziz Uthman
  Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt 1171-1198
• Aziz Fahmy
  Egyptian footballer (1914-1991)
• Aziz Ab'Sáber
  Brazilian environmentalist (1924-2012)
• Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
  26th Chief Justice of India, 1932–2023
• 'Aziz 'Ali al-Misri
  Co-founder of Al-gahtaniyya and al-‘ahd, 1879–1965
• Aziz Corr Nyang
  Gambian footballer, born 1984
• Aziz Suryal Atiya
  Egyptian coptologist (1898–1988)
• Aziz Abaza
  Egyptian poet, 1898–1973

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Aziz mean?

Aziz means “dear” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Aziz?

From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “dear”).

How popular is the name Aziz?

In 2025, 22 boys born in England and Wales were named Aziz, ranking 1,276th.

Is Aziz a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,849 US babies named Aziz since 1880 were boys.

When was Aziz most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 95 babies were named Aziz, its highest rank at 1,736th.

Is Aziz also a surname?

Yes. Aziz is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.