Azhar is a distinctive choice, ranked #3684 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Azhar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3684
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About the Name Azhar
Azhar has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 460 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #1002 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Azhar is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Azhar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Azhar
Azhar Ali (Oman cricketer) — Syed Azhar Ali is a Pakistani-born former cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team.
Azhar Bilakhia — Azhar Bilakhia is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Baroda.
Azhar Azizan Harun — Azhar bin Azizan Harun, also known as Art Harun, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from July 2020 to December 2022 and the 9th Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) from September 2018 to his…
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Azhar
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Azhar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Azhar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Azhar is declining: down 2,192 places since 2020, to #3,684 in 2025. It peaked at #655 in 1999.
Azhar is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Azhar include: Azhar Ali (Oman cricketer), Azhar Bilakhia and Azhar Azizan Harun. Short summaries for each appear below.
Azhar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Azhars in the wild.
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UK babies named Azhar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 2192 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Azhar
Almost certainly the only Azhar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Azhar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Azhar bin Azizan Harun, also known as Art Harun, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from July 2020 to December 2022 and the 9th Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) from September 2018 to his resignation in June 2020.
Muhammad Masood Azhar Alvi is a Pakistani militant leader, who is the founder and current leader of militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based Islamic Deobandi jihadist organisation.
Abdul Rauf Azhar Alvi is a Pakistani militant, the supreme commander of the jihadist Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and one of the brothers of JeM founder Masood Azhar.