Given name & surname
Azzan
“strong one”·“their strength”
Azzan is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewעזן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Azzan means “strong one” or “their strength.”
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Where it comes from
Azzan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'azaz (עזז), “to be strong.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Azzan appears in Numbers 34:26.
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Azzan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 70 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 11 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 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2012.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azzan’s family of names
Azzan may belong to the same name family as AZAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 24
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ezrashares a root
- Azielshares a root
- Oziasshares a root
- Ezrahshares a root
- Boazshares a root
- Azizashares a root
- Uzziahshares a root
- Azazelshares a root
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