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Yazan

Yazan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“proper name of ancient origin”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
YAH-zahn · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

An Arabic masculine name of old usage, especially associated with the South Arabian tribal and dynastic name Dhū Yazan. A clear literal meaning for the personal name is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Yazan?

202453.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Yazan in 2024175

2024 rank#1,184 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,842

Yazan is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Yazan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Yazan questions

What does the name Yazan mean?

Yazan means "proper name of ancient origin". It comes from Arabic. An Arabic masculine name of old usage, especially associated with the South Arabian tribal and dynastic name Dhū Yazan. A clear literal meaning for the personal name is uncertain.

Is Yazan a boy or girl name?

Yazan is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Yazan?

175 US babies were named Yazan in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Yazan?

Yazan is usually pronounced YAH-zahn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.