Araz
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.
Araz by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Araz.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Araz
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Araz. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aramhigh, exalted20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arabrings rain; the eagle constellation78 in the US (2017)
- Arasswift or eager47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aravpeaceful; calm13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aransmall king32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arafthe barrier between paradise and hell in Islamic tradition14 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Araz
Names that are said the same way as Araz, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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