Azad

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Azad: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Azad: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,236 in 2015, and it stood at #1,758 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1236highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1765
1998	#1642
1999	#2425
2000	#3036
2001	#3134
2002	#2636
2003	#1771
2004	#1878
2005	#3849
2006	#1643
2007	#2023
2008	#3158
2009	#3744
2010	#1801
2011	#1909
2012	#3987
2013	#2954
2014	#1721
2015	#1236
2016	#1704
2017	#2512
2018	#2693
2019	#1869
2020	#1548
2021	#1516
2022	#1314
2023	#2160
2024	#1758

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1236 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Azad by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Azad in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	17	3 of 10	6
2000s	58	10 of 10	6
2010s	108	10 of 10	11
2020sbusiest	75	5 of 10	15

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 15 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Azad appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1236 in England and Wales in 2015.

Azad's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1758	14	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2160	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1314	20	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1516	16	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1548	15	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1869	12	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2693	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1704	14	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1236	21	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1721	13	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1909	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1801	12	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1643	11	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1878	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1642	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1765	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,236, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 21 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
27 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,758position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
21births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Abrar · #1235, 29y
Alim · #1235, 27y
Jalal · #1235, 29y
Jasraj · #1235, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abrar · #1235, 29y
Alim · #1235, 27y
Jalal · #1235, 29y
Jasraj · #1235, 29y

Azad and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Azad without appearing here.

Azad moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2160 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1758 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2954 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1721 and #4632.
Anders Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2693 and #2259 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #1869 and #3937.
Ada Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3158 and #2775 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1801 and #3865.

Moved ahead of Azad

Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1878 and #906.
Arlo Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2425 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #3036 and #2142.
Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1314 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #1363.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1314 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #1461.

Moved the same way as Azad

Ashleigh Compare
Between 1996 and 2009 in England and Wales · Boys, Azad went from #1765 to #3744 and Ashleigh from #402 to #3227.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1236 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Azad

Azad at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Azad by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Azad appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Azad at a glance

Azad by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Azad appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Azad and the names beside it

Azad moved ahead of

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