Naz is a distinctive choice, ranked #1719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Naz in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1719
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About the Name Naz
Naz is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 420 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1729 in 2011 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Naz is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Naz in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Naz
Naz Shah — Naseem Shah is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford West since 2015.
Naz Çağla Irmak — Naz Çağla Irmak is a Turkish actress best known for her role as Kader Kutay Lokumucuzade in the drama series Kırgın Çiçekler.
Naz Osmanoglu — Şehzade Nazım Ziyaeddin Nazım Osmanoğlu, known professionally as Naz Osmanoglu, is an Anglo-Turkish comedian and member of the Imperial House of Osman, former ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire.
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 Naz
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Naz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Naz in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Naz is at its highest recorded position — #1,719 in 2025, with 17 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,163.
Naz 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 Naz include: Naz Shah, Naz Çağla Irmak and Naz Osmanoglu. Short summaries for each appear below.
Naz does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Nazs in the wild.
17
UK babies named Naz (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Naz
Almost certainly the only Naz in the class
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UK Popularity (2001–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Naz
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Şehzade Nazım Ziyaeddin Nazım Osmanoğlu, known professionally as Naz Osmanoglu, is an Anglo-Turkish comedian and member of the Imperial House of Osman, former ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire.
Jessica Naz is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.
Muhammad Siddique ناز خیالوی, pen name Naz Khialvi, was a Pakistani lyricist and radio broadcaster, who is mainly known for his Sufi verse Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho (You are a Puzzle), later sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a legendary Qawwali singer, making both of them a household name.
Naz Baloch (Urdu: ناز بلوچ) is a Pakistani politician, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and member of Standing Committees on Broadcast, Information, and Information Technology.
Nazahrah Ansaria Hillmon is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Laces of Unrivaled.