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Azad

Boy

Meaning of Azad: Kurdish: 'free'

Azad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Kurdish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4390th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4390

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

380

First recorded 1918 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 14 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 21 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Azad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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