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Aslan

Meaning: Lion
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: AHZ-lahn

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Meaning & origin

What does Aslan mean?

Aslan means “lion”.

Aslan comes from the Turkic word for lion. The name is also familiar through the lion in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia.

Short forms & related names

Nicknames & variations

No nicknames or variations are listed for Aslan yet.

Popularity & trends

How popular is Aslan?

United States · 2025

Explore how often Aslan is used and how its ranking has changed.

US boys rank: #860
Boys named Aslan: 280
Change in births: 33.3%

Aslan over time

United States · Boys

Yearly data & usage

Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025. Use the chart’s usage selector to explore both categories.

Aslan: United States birth counts and ranks
Year	Usage	US rank	Births
2025	Boys	#860	280
2024	Boys	#1,050	210
2023	Boys	#1,172	175
2022	Boys	#1,353	138
2021	Boys	#1,725	94
2021	Girls	#15,550	5
2020	Boys	#2,001	71
2019	Boys	#2,233	62
2019	Girls	#11,484	8
2018	Boys	#2,031	71
2018	Girls	#11,539	8
2017	Boys	#2,190	61
2017	Girls	#14,358	6
2016	Boys	#2,556	49
2016	Girls	#13,062	7
2015	Boys	#2,867	41
2015	Girls	#14,728	6
2014	Boys	#2,809	42
2014	Girls	#14,810	6

Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.

Mostly boys

Meaning: Prince, ruler

Shares an origin with Aslan.

#551 US boys · 2025 View name

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