Aslan
A boys’ name of Turkish origin, meaning lion.
Aslan by the numbers
In 2025, 62 babies in England and Wales were named Aslan. In the US, 67 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aslan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
- Allanfair, handsome; variant of Alan301 in the US (2017)
- Azlanlion125 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aylanfair or handsome; a form of Alan15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arlaneagle land; a form of Harland14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arslanlion; brave warrior8 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Aslan, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Aslan
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