Given name & surname
Aslan
“resembling a lion”
Aslan is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aslan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,810
- 1,720 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 280 babies
- 2025
- 280
- #860 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +163%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 280 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 860 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 185.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,032 as a first name in 2020; 786 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aslan’s family of names
Aslan has a related form in Azlan. Aslan has a related form in Aslen. Aslan has a related form in Azlen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aslan
- Aslan MaskhadovChechen warlord and politician1951–2005
- Aslan BzhaniaAbkhaz politicianborn 1963
- Aslan KaratsevRussian tennis player (born 1993)
- Aslan AbashidzeGeorgian politician, former leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republicborn 1938
- Aslan UsoyanRussian criminal of Kurdish origin (1937-2013)
- Aslan Kerimovassociation football player from Azerbaijanborn 1973
- Aslan TkhakushinovRussian politicianborn 1947
- Aslan DarabayevKazakhstani association football playerborn 1989
- Aslan Dzharimov1st President of the Republic of Adygeaborn 1939
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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