Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Azariah

Gender Unisex · 53% girls Rank 2025 #630 Trend ↑ Rising 52%
Rank 2025
#630
among girls · ↑21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,108
named Azariah · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,471
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,108 babies
All-time total
13,947
#2,001 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Azariah popularity over time

13,947 babies have been named Azariah since 1972, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 10 10 1 – –
1980s – 42 42 4 +320% –
1990s 193 213 406 41 +867% #2,373
2000s 1,631 716 2,347 235 +478% #988
2010s 2,947 2,570 5,517 552 +135% #779
2020s (to 2025) 2,618 3,007 5,625 938 +70% #563

Where Azariah 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 493 0.31 outside top 500
2027 520 0.32 outside top 500
2028 544 0.34 outside top 500
2029 565 0.35 outside top 500
2030 584 0.36 outside top 500

Where Azariah is most popular

Girls named Azariah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.284 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Mississippi, and Nevada.

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 Azariah 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
New Mexico 35 1.44 +407%
Mississippi 36 0.770 +171%
Nevada 30 0.646 +128%
Arizona 82 0.584 +106%
Maryland 60 0.566 +100%
Georgia 110 0.484 +71%
Connecticut 26 0.447 +58%
South Carolina 40 0.445 +57%
Delaware 5 0.441 +55%
Wisconsin 44 0.427 +51%
Florida 176 0.411 +45%
North Carolina 92 0.404 +42%
Colorado 42 0.376 +33%
Massachusetts 45 0.372 +31%
Pennsylvania 88 0.372 +31%
Texas 280 0.348 +23%
Alabama 32 0.341 +20%
Virginia 58 0.340 +20%
Indiana 46 0.328 +16%
Michigan 58 0.318 +12%
Ohio 74 0.312 +10%
Louisiana 27 0.308 +9%
Iowa 17 0.291 ≈ national
Tennessee 45 0.284 ≈ national
Illinois 65 0.284 ≈ national
Arkansas 15 0.284 ≈ national
New York 112 0.283 ≈ national
New Jersey 50 0.277 ≈ national
Washington 39 0.270 -5%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 -14%
California 196 0.233 -18%
Oregon 11 0.169 -40%
Missouri 20 0.166 -41%
Minnesota 16 0.148 -48%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -51%
Kansas 7 0.121 -57%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Azariah

Azariah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #630 in 2025 with 463 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 13,947 American babies have been named Azariah, about 53% girls and 47% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,108 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 Azariah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Azariah?

The median living Azariah is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 14 thousand people named Azariah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Azariah 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 463 #630 645 #472
2024 452 #651 607 #504
2023 530 #563 515 #568
2022 479 #619 434 #639
2021 377 #757 427 #646
2020 317 #855 379 #678
2019 341 #805 356 #702
2018 328 #827 308 #763
2017 329 #828 293 #790
2016 364 #779 301 #788
2015 326 #856 360 #700
2014 278 #962 270 #836
2013 220 #1,107 260 #827
2012 262 #968 172 #1,084
2011 235 #1,050 129 #1,319
2010 264 #968 121 #1,383
2009 268 #988 128 #1,348
2008 248 #1,054 109 #1,495
2007 233 #1,110 97 #1,607
2006 199 #1,209 75 #1,825
2005 187 #1,218 77 #1,725
2004 128 #1,547 48 #2,347
2003 121 #1,595 51 #2,155
2002 107 #1,708 46 #2,254
2001 83 #2,036 48 #2,155
2000 57 #2,594 37 #2,531
1995 11 #7,572 15 #4,073
1990 – – 6 #7,257
1985 – – 10 #4,073
1980 – – 6 #5,580
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 Azariah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Azariah?

The median living Azariah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Azariahs are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Azariah are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Azariah are alive in the United States, based on 13,947 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Azariah in 2025?

Azariah ranked #630 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 463 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Azariah?

13,947 babies have been named Azariah in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Azariah most popular?

Azariah peaked in 2025, when 1,108 newborns received the name.

Is Azariah a boy or girl name?

Azariah is used for both: about 53% of babies named Azariah have been girls and 47% boys.

Is the name Azariah rising or falling?

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

Will Azariah become more popular?

Azariah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 584 girls named Azariah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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