Aziz is a distinctive choice, ranked #1276 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aziz in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1276
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About the Name Aziz
Aziz is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 313 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1000 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aziz is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aziz in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Aziz
Khaled Aziz — Khaled Aziz Al-Thaker is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Fatima Aziz — Fatima Aziz was an Afghan physician and politician.
Nasha Aziz — Noraishah "Nasha" Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian model and an actress.
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 Aziz
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Aziz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aziz in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aziz is rising: up 359 places since 2020, to #1,276 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,000 in 1998.
Aziz 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 Aziz include: Khaled Aziz, Nasha Aziz and Muhammad Abdul Aziz. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aziz does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Azizs in the wild.
22
UK babies named Aziz (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 359 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aziz
Almost certainly the only Aziz 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 Aziz
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Abdul Aziz is an American man who was convicted, and later exonerated, for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X — a conviction that was overturned in November 2021, decades after he was paroled in 1985.
Tariq Aziz was an Iraqi politician and journalist who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1991.
Mohammed Abdul Aziz is a Ghanaian politician who was the Member of Parliament for Mion constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana which he won in the 2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election.