Aziz
Aziz is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin. In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'. In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian or Nabatean king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.
- Arabic
- Persian
- Turkish
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Aziz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aziz is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin. In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'. In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian or Nabatean king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Turkish
- Urdu
- Uzbek
- Kyrgyz
- Tajik
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Aziz
American parents first put Aziz on the record books as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 104 Azizs were born — ranking #1,643 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Azizs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,643 among baby boy names with 104 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Azizs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Aziz
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aziz. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Aziz
Aziz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Aziz's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,643. Use the chart and map above to compare Aziz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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