Baby Name: Aldiyar

Kazakhstan, the largest landlocked country in the world, shares borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

What were the most popular baby names in Kazakhstan last year? Ailin and Mukhammad, according to provisional data released in late December, 2025, by the National Statistics Bureau of Kazakhstan.

Here are the county’s projected top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2025:

Girl names, 2025

1. Ailin – derived from the Kazakh word ai, meaning “moon.”
2. Asylym – derived from the Kazakh word asyl, meaning “precious.”
3. Medina
4. Aisha
5. Tomiris – a form of Tomyris, the name of a legendary queen.

Boy names, 2025

1. Mukhammad
2. Alikhan
3. Aisultan
4. Omar
5. Aldiyar

And what were the No. 1 names within each of Kazakhstan’s two largest minority groups? Among Russians, who make up more than 14% of the population, the top picks were Eva and Miron. Among Uzbeks, who make up more than 3% of the population, the winners were Khadicha and Muhammad.

One year earlier, Kazakhstan welcomed nearly 366,000 babies. As of late December, 2024, these were the county’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:

Girl names, 2024

1. Ailin
2. Medina
3. Asylym
4. Aisha
5. Tomiris
6. Ayala
7. Aiym
8. Rayana
9. Safiya
10. Mariyam

Boy names, 2024

1. Mukhammed
2. Aisultan
3. Alikhan
4. Mukhammad
5. Omar
6. Aldiyar
7. Amir
8. Alan
9. Ali
10. Khamza

From 2014 to 2023, the most popular boy name in the country was Alikhan.

Sources:

• “Kazakhstan’s top baby names of 2025 revealed.” Kazinform 26 Dec. 2025.
• “Most popular baby names of 2024 in Kazakhstan revealed.” Kazinform 28 Dec. 2024.
• The natural movement of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2024) – Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan – Wikipedia
• Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Kazakhstan (public domain)