boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Aziel

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #186 Trend ↑ Rising 423%
Rank 2025
#186
among boys · ↑68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,989
named Aziel · +43% vs 2024
How common
1 in 865
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,989 babies
All-time total
8,796
#1,307 all-time among boys
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Aziel popularity over time

8,796 babies have been named Aziel since 1991, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1990s – 43 43 4 – #5,874
2000s 5 246 251 25 +484% #3,007
2010s 10 839 849 85 +238% #953
2020s (to 2025) 60 7,593 7,653 1,276 +1402% #186

Where Aziel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 2,549 1.49 #141
2027 3,166 1.85 #111
2028 3,806 2.23 #91
2029 4,451 2.61 #75
2030 5,085 2.98 #62

Where Aziel is most popular

Boys named Aziel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.810 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, 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 boys named Aziel 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 109 3.31 +308%
Arizona 414 2.53 +212%
Nevada 135 2.37 +192%
Rhode Island 31 1.90 +135%
Texas 1,541 1.75 +116%
Colorado 209 1.62 +100%
California 1,386 1.52 +87%
Nebraska 49 1.13 +39%
Kansas 75 1.09 +35%
Massachusetts 145 1.05 +30%
Washington 160 0.978 +21%
Illinois 246 0.963 +19%
Oregon 70 0.922 +14%
Connecticut 62 0.916 +13%
Utah 83 0.870 +7%
Iowa 59 0.856 +6%
Florida 376 0.794 ≈ national
Oklahoma 68 0.769 -5%
New Jersey 153 0.760 -6%
Idaho 28 0.684 -16%
New York 296 0.684 -16%
North Carolina 162 0.634 -22%
Arkansas 37 0.585 -28%
Georgia 142 0.561 -31%
Maryland 63 0.528 -35%
Pennsylvania 140 0.527 -35%
Minnesota 63 0.514 -37%
Virginia 91 0.480 -41%
Indiana 75 0.468 -42%
Delaware 7 0.462 -43%
Wisconsin 53 0.447 -45%
Louisiana 39 0.381 -53%
Alabama 35 0.320 -60%
Tennessee 57 0.316 -61%
South Carolina 32 0.310 -62%
Michigan 62 0.303 -63%
Ohio 67 0.253 -69%
Missouri 35 0.253 -69%
Kentucky 23 0.229 -72%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
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 Aziel

Aziel is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #186 in 2025 with 1,975 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 8,796 American babies have been named Aziel. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,989 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 Aziel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aziel?

The median living Aziel is about 2 years old; half are between 1 and 4. An estimated 8,700 people named Aziel are alive in the United States today.

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

Aziel 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 14 #7,544 1,975 #186
2024 8 #11,270 1,385 #254
2023 10 #9,716 1,429 #243
2022 16 #7,031 1,233 #279
2021 12 #8,551 978 #332
2020 – – 593 #495
2019 5 #15,896 225 #953
2018 – – 118 #1,467
2017 – – 107 #1,531
2016 – – 94 #1,677
2015 5 #16,838 65 #2,133
2014 – – 54 #2,373
2013 – – 48 #2,533
2012 – – 48 #2,559
2011 – – 44 #2,705
2010 – – 36 #3,131
2009 5 #17,706 30 #3,562
2008 – – 39 #3,007
2007 – – 34 #3,260
2006 – – 29 #3,528
2005 – – 28 #3,458
2004 – – 18 #4,619
2003 – – 19 #4,292
2002 – – 27 #3,268
2001 – – 14 #5,163
2000 – – 8 #7,507
1995 – – 7 #7,050
1990 – – – –
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1980 – – – –
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1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aziel?

The median living Aziel is about 2 years old. Half of all living Aziels are between 1 and 4 years old.

How many people named Aziel are alive today?

An estimated 8,700 people named Aziel are alive in the United States, based on 8,796 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aziel in 2025?

Aziel ranked #186 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,975 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aziel?

8,796 babies have been named Aziel in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aziel most popular?

Aziel peaked in 2025, when 1,989 newborns received the name.

Is Aziel a boy or girl name?

Aziel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aziel rising or falling?

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

Will Aziel become more popular?

Aziel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 5,085 boys named Aziel in 2030, which would rank around #62. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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