Place of the herons
In Nahuatl, the name refers to the mythical ancestral home of the Aztec people. It is often translated as 'place of whiteness' or 'place of the herons,' representing a legendary island of origin.
Less common today
Aztlan isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,612 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
