Entry № 0153 · Persian origin

Azar Azar — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-ZAR /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Persian

Meaning

"Fire"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Persian)

The meaning

A name that means "fire".

Azar (آذر) is the Persian word for "fire" — also the 9th month of the Iranian calendar (November-December). In Zoroastrianism, fire is sacred.

Azar Nafisi (born 1948) is the Iranian-American author of Reading Lolita in Tehran.

Fire. The Zoroastrian sacred element.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

آذر

Transliteration: Āzar
Pronunciation: / əˈzɑːr /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Azar stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Azar · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Azars before her.

Real people

Azar Nafisi

Iranian-American author.

born 1948

In fiction

Azar

Common in Persian fiction.

Names connected to Azar.

Numerology

The number behind Azar.

The Pioneer

Azar reduces to one — the number of Persian fire.

Parents on Azar

Why families chose this name.

"Fire in Persian. Four letters. Azar."

Soraya · Mother of one · Tehran