Azad
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Azad means “free,” described as Turkish by some sources and African by another.
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Azad in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Azad against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Azad is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Azad in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 22 boys were named Azad, making it the #4539 boys' name in the US. Since 1918, 380 boys have been named Azad, with the most (36) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Austria | #274 boys | 21 | Statistik Austria, 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #882 boys | 5 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| France | #668 boys | 60 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #707 boys | 18 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #467 boys | 16 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #527 boys | 3 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
| Sweden | #874 boys (all ages) | 829 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Azad
There are 69 towns and villages with Azad in their name, in 8 countries.
🇮🇷 Iran 29🇵🇰 Pakistan 23🇦🇫 Afghanistan 9🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 2🇮🇳 India 2🇲🇦 Morocco 2🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 1🇾🇪 Yemen 1
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| Azad | Balochistan, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 277 | Map |
| Azad | Goranboy District, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – | Map |
| Azad | Guelmim-Oued Noun, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Azad | Balochistan, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Azad | Namangan, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – | Map |
| Azad Banda | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Azad Banda | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Azad Dam | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Azad Dusti | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Azad Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Azad songs
One song on Wikidata has Azad in its title:
- Dhadkane Azad Hain – Shreya Ghoshal (2017)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
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