The baby name Afzal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AF-zahl (IPA: /æfˈzɑːl/).
Afzal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Afzal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AF-zahl (IPA: /æfˈzɑːl/).
Afzal is Arabic in Origin.
Afzal is a masculine name of Arabic origin, from أفضل (afḍal), the comparative/superlative of faḍl “virtue, bounty, excellence,” meaning “most excellent,” “superior,” or “more virtuous.” Through Persian and Urdu, ض was pronounced as z, yielding the widely used South Asian form Afzal (AF-zal); in Arabic it is Afdal (AF-dahl), with cognates Afdhal in Malay/Indonesian and Efdal in Turkish.
The name has long served both as a personal name and as an honorific epithet across the Islamic world. Notable medieval bearers include the Fatimid vizier al‑Afdal Shahanshah (d. 1121) and al‑Afdal ‘Ali, a son of Saladin, helping establish its prestige. Today Afzal remains common from the Middle East to Pakistan and the diaspora, and sometimes functions as a surname. Variants include Afzaal (South Asian), Afdal/Afdhal, and Efdal; related forms from the same root are Fadil/Fadhel and Fadila/Fadhila. Its meaning evokes excellence, merit, and noble character.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #65 | 13 | 3,375 |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #71 | 6 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #85 | 16 | 7,011 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #114 | 10,620 | 28,008 |
| OM | 0 | #115 | 7 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #123 | 11 | 6,332 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| AE | 0 | #146 | 32 | 10,220 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #155 | 1,604 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #162 | 2,751 | 22,615 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| BD | 0 | #180 | 48 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #181 | 87 | 6,912 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #199 | 968 | 18,755 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #202 | 70 | 3,535 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #218 | 607 | 10,045 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| SA | 0 | #238 | 58 | 10,560 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| BH | 0 | #262 | 328 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #264 | 560 | 18,093 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #282 | 16 | 7,909 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #286 | 72 | 8,477 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #316 | 10 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #319 | 12 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #340 | 57 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #357 | 11 | 7,951 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #370 | 17 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #377 | 51 | 2,041 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #390 | 914 | 16,750 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #404 | 3 | 2,851 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #431 | 17 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #433 | 13 | 10,523 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #485 | 69 | 20,968 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #488 | 18 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #490 | 26 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #501 | 35 | 12,703 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #511 | 42 | 10,162 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #515 | 13 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #588 | 361 | 25,931 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #601 | 97 | 17,960 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #604 | 28 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #642 | 26 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #771 | 355 | 25,439 |
| United States | Boys | 2003 | #806 | 8 | 7,064 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #829 | 102 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #876 | 11 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #921 | 31 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #923 | 30 | 5,697 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #962 | 218 | 25,619 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,120 | 92 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,199 | 273 | 10,046 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
Afzal is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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