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Yazdan

Quick answerYazdan means "God" or "deity" and derives from Old Persian *yaz- (to worship) combined with the suffix -dan, forming a term for the divine.

Persian · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#7,173
TrendStable
Peak year2024
Syllables2
OriginPersian
LanguagePersian
CulturePersian/Kurdish/Azerbaijani
ReligionZoroastrianism/Islam
Letters6
Numerology8 Chaldean 1
Global rank#1,517

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Yazdan

Yazdan means "God" or "deity" and derives from Old Persian *yaz- (to worship) combined with the suffix -dan, forming a term for the divine.

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Etymology

Yazdan means "God" or "deity" and derives from Old Persian *yaz- (to worship) combined with the suffix -dan, forming a term for the divine. The name is primarily used in Persian, Kurdish, and Azerbaijani cultures, with historical roots in Zoroastrianism and continued use in Islamic contexts across Iran and surrounding regions.

Yazdan currently ranks #7,173 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2024.

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