Azelia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,779

among girls · ↓950 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Azelia · -28% vs 2024

How common

1 in 57,402

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

39 babies

All-time total

518

#11,585 all-time among girls

First recorded

1918

in Social Security records

Azelia popularity over time

518 babies have been named Azelia since 1918, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	5	1	–	#4,883
1920s	16	2	+220%	#4,511
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	5	1	–	#10,564
1990s	21	2	+320%	#12,644
2000s	115	12	+448%	#7,129
2010s	197	20	+71%	#5,057
2020s (to 2025)	159	27	+35%	#3,829

Where Azelia 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	29	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	33	0.02	outside top 500
2030	34	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Azelia

Azelia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,779 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 518 American babies have been named Azelia. Its peak came in 2024, when 39 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 Azelia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Azelia?

The median living Azelia is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 500 people named Azelia are alive in the United States today.

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

Azelia year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	28	#4,779
2024	39	#3,829
2023	25	#5,147
2022	28	#4,811
2021	21	#5,785
2020	18	#6,361
2019	26	#5,057
2018	24	#5,337
2017	12	#8,876
2016	19	#6,450
2015	25	#5,312
2014	25	#5,341
2013	24	#5,517
2012	21	#6,146
2011	8	#12,329
2010	13	#8,787
2009	8	#12,603
2008	12	#9,572
2007	18	#7,129
2006	14	#8,304
2005	5	#16,848
2004	11	#9,347
2003	13	#8,063
2002	13	#7,887
2001	11	#8,851
2000	10	#9,259
1995	5	#13,666
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	5	#5,050
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Azelia?

The median living Azelia is about 10 years old. Half of all living Azelias are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Azelia are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Azelia are alive in the United States, based on 518 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Azelia in 2025?

Azelia ranked #4,779 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Azelia?

518 babies have been named Azelia in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Azelia most popular?

Azelia peaked in 2024, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Azelia a boy or girl name?

Azelia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Azelia rising or falling?

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

Will Azelia become more popular?

Azelia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Azelia 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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