Shamsiyabanu and Dzhohar-El-Elion: Kazakhstan’s rarest baby names of 2025 revealed

Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Bureau of National Statistics has released a list of the rarest names given to newborns this year. The data, obtained by Tengri Life, covers registrations from 1 January to 10 December 2025.

Girls’ names

Each of these names was given to just one girl nationwide:

• Elai
• Zlatamira
• Zhangerim
• Ayseri
• Zhuldyz-ai
• Sonata
• Shamsiyabanu
• Ai-Shuak
• Sulushash
• Seydana

Boys’ names

The rarest boys’ names — each chosen for only one baby boy — include:

• Töre-Nurym
• Abd Al-Alim
• Muhammad Ansari
• Milosh
• Muhammad Ali
• Ertuar
• Ayten
• Esdaulet
• Ali Abdullah
• Dzhohar-El-Elion

In comparison, 2024 also saw a wave of unconventional names such as Akil, Alim Khan, Khristos, Tynar, Temir-Sultan, Samuel, Simeon, Seyfadin, Prokhor, Maryan, Maiyar, Ilian, Gurami, Hamlet, Varlam, Buslai, Bozhen, Arturiy, Anuar and Kasymagali.