Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Azaria

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #638 Trend ↑ Rising 63%
Rank 2025
#638
among girls · ↑85 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
469
named Azaria · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,548
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
469 babies
All-time total
7,827
#1,963 all-time among girls
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Azaria popularity over time

7,827 babies have been named Azaria since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 36 – 36 4 – #3,409
1990s 553 – 553 55 +1436% #1,501
2000s 2,193 40 2,233 223 +304% #915
2010s 2,791 105 2,896 290 +30% #873
2020s (to 2025) 2,030 79 2,109 352 +21% #638

Where Azaria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 491 0.31 outside top 500
2027 525 0.33 outside top 500
2028 556 0.35 outside top 500
2029 584 0.36 outside top 500
2030 609 0.38 #488

Where Azaria is most popular

Girls named Azaria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.220 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and New Mexico.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Azaria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 34 0.727 +230%
South Carolina 46 0.512 +132%
New Mexico 12 0.493 +124%
Georgia 104 0.458 +108%
Alabama 41 0.437 +98%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +92%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +81%
Tennessee 63 0.398 +81%
Wisconsin 36 0.350 +59%
Ohio 78 0.329 +49%
Louisiana 28 0.320 +45%
Indiana 44 0.313 +42%
Virginia 52 0.305 +39%
Pennsylvania 72 0.305 +38%
North Carolina 69 0.303 +38%
Arkansas 16 0.303 +37%
New York 113 0.285 +30%
Maryland 30 0.283 +29%
Nevada 13 0.280 +27%
Illinois 63 0.275 +25%
Connecticut 16 0.275 +25%
Florida 115 0.269 +22%
Michigan 47 0.258 +17%
Arizona 35 0.249 +13%
Iowa 13 0.222 ≈ national
Texas 164 0.204 -7%
New Jersey 35 0.194 -12%
Missouri 22 0.183 -17%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -21%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -24%
Kentucky 13 0.152 -31%
California 127 0.151 -31%
Colorado 16 0.143 -35%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 -38%
Washington 17 0.118 -47%
Minnesota 10 0.093 -58%
Oregon 5 0.077 -65%
Utah 5 0.060 -73%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Azaria

Azaria is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #638 in 2025 with 453 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 7,827 American babies have been named Azaria. Its peak came in 2025, when 469 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Azaria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Azaria?

The median living Azaria is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 7,800 people named Azaria are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Azaria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 453 #638 16 #5,638
2024 390 #723 8 #9,087
2023 348 #805 13 #6,575
2022 330 #849 16 #5,662
2021 266 #975 7 #9,836
2020 243 #1,034 19 #4,876
2019 252 #1,020 13 #6,445
2018 263 #994 8 #8,918
2017 254 #1,021 9 #8,223
2016 273 #981 14 #6,077
2015 288 #941 14 #6,028
2014 289 #934 8 #8,869
2013 279 #915 11 #7,075
2012 305 #873 9 #8,219
2011 298 #878 9 #8,146
2010 290 #903 10 #7,641
2009 280 #953 10 #7,743
2008 280 #960 – –
2007 296 #915 5 #12,553
2006 242 #1,057 7 #9,678
2005 244 #1,000 7 #9,225
2004 198 #1,149 – –
2003 201 #1,095 6 #9,697
2002 163 #1,229 – –
2001 149 #1,295 5 #10,728
2000 140 #1,346 – –
1995 39 #2,981 – –
1990 61 #2,130 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Azaria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Azaria?

The median living Azaria is about 12 years old. Half of all living Azarias are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Azaria are alive today?

An estimated 7,800 people named Azaria are alive in the United States, based on 7,827 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Azaria in 2025?

Azaria ranked #638 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 453 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Azaria?

7,827 babies have been named Azaria in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Azaria most popular?

Azaria peaked in 2025, when 469 newborns received the name.

Is Azaria a boy or girl name?

Azaria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Azaria rising or falling?

Azaria is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Azaria become more popular?

Azaria is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 609 girls named Azaria in 2030, which would rank around #488. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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