How popular is the name Aslan?

1,810 US babies were named Aslan between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2025.

What careers are people named Aslan over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Aslans show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Aslan

Q: How common is the spelling Aslan?

The most common spelling: 50% of Aslans use it.

Aslan. 1,810 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Aslans are 2.3× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

1,810 US babies were named Aslan between 1940 and 2025.

Aslan around the world

Belgium: 226 babies since 1995, peak 2024, No. 244 in 2025
France: 935 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 404 in 2025
England & Wales: 387 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 611 in 2025
Sweden: 94 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 784 in 2022

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Aslans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.3×	Medium · 23 people
Politician	1.1×	Low · 8 people
Writer	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Actor	0.8×	Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Aslans show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 50% of Aslans use it

Aslan 50%
Azlan 38%
Azlaan 8%
Acelin 4%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)