Given name & surname
Azer
Azer is a surname from Arabic. It is used in English and Turkish.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 151 as a first name in 2020; 889 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.
Azer’s family of names
In Greek usage, Azer as a surname is a transliteration of Άζερ. In Greek usage, Azer as a surname is a transliteration of Αζέρ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Azer
- Azer AliyevAzerbaijan football midfielderborn 1994
- Azer ZeynalovAzerbaijani musician and singerborn 1964
- Azer MirzoevAzerbaijani chess playerborn 1978
- Azer RzayevSoviet composer, university teacher and film score composer (1930-2015)
- Azer AmiraslanovAzerbaijani politicianborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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