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Azlan

Boy name · 33 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Azlan: 33 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 7 births in 2020.

Meaning "lion" in several Turkic languages, Azlan is a powerful, relatively modern name that entered the Scottish naming pool in the 1970s, though it has ancient roots. The most famous bearer by far is the Great Lion Aslan, the central character in C.S. Lewis's *The Chronicles of Narnia* — the author famously used the Turkish spelling *Aslan*, with *Azlan* being a close variant. In the real world, the name is associated with the 13th-century Mongol ruler Azlan, Shah of Shiraz, though he is a historical footnote compared to the fictional lion. No major places are directly named after bearers of this name, but the root *arslan* appears across Central Asian geography. The striking **Z** and **A** sounds give Azlan a bold, modern feel that balances nicely with its deep heritage.