The ancient names were associated with the typical habits of the people, their beliefs, creativity. Names before Islam were the earliest names. These names are found in Orcson-Yenisei monuments, Oguz names and Kitabi Dede Gorgud epos. Some of these names have survived to our times unchanged, but some have been preserved in a modified form. There are names in our language that cannot be explained in modern Azerbaijani. These names are based on words from the ancient Turkic languages. Currently, some of these words are used in some Turkic languages. The names of the Azerbaijani people reflect their past, thinking and originality. Azerbaijani names are divided into three categories: national names, borrowed names, hybrid names. There are quite a lot of names in the language, which are made up of common vocabulary. The name is influenced by social and political conditions.