Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Azriel

Gender Unisex · 15% girls Rank 2025 #529 Trend ↑ Rising 238%
Rank 2025
#529
among boys · ↑76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
586
named Azriel · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,018
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
586 babies
All-time total
4,686
#2,084 all-time among boys
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Azriel popularity over time

4,686 babies have been named Azriel 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
BoysGirls

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 – 13 13 1 – #4,002
1980s – 40 40 4 +208% #4,362
1990s 65 117 182 18 +355% #3,286
2000s 199 548 747 75 +310% #1,627
2010s 256 1,060 1,316 132 +76% #1,202
2020s (to 2025) 161 2,227 2,388 398 +202% #529

Where Azriel 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 696 0.41 #451
2027 830 0.49 #381
2028 964 0.56 #342
2029 1,095 0.64 #312
2030 1,220 0.71 #278

Where Azriel is most popular

Boys named Azriel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.238 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 Azriel 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 20 0.607 +155%
Arizona 99 0.605 +155%
Nevada 32 0.561 +136%
Texas 357 0.405 +71%
Hawaii 6 0.386 +63%
Colorado 49 0.380 +60%
Oregon 25 0.329 +39%
California 282 0.308 +30%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 +29%
Massachusetts 41 0.298 +25%
Connecticut 20 0.295 +24%
New York 122 0.282 +19%
Washington 46 0.281 +18%
Maryland 33 0.277 +16%
Florida 129 0.272 +15%
Nebraska 11 0.253 +6%
Oklahoma 22 0.249 +5%
New Jersey 46 0.228 ≈ national
North Carolina 54 0.211 -11%
Virginia 38 0.200 -16%
Indiana 31 0.193 -19%
Illinois 47 0.184 -23%
Pennsylvania 48 0.181 -24%
Michigan 36 0.176 -26%
South Carolina 17 0.165 -31%
Georgia 41 0.162 -32%
Tennessee 28 0.155 -35%
Utah 14 0.147 -38%
Kentucky 13 0.130 -45%
Missouri 17 0.123 -48%
Idaho 5 0.122 -49%
Wisconsin 13 0.110 -54%
Minnesota 13 0.106 -55%
Kansas 7 0.102 -57%
Ohio 27 0.102 -57%
Alabama 10 0.091 -61%
Louisiana 6 0.059 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
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 Azriel

Azriel is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #529 in 2025 with 566 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 4,686 American babies have been named Azriel, about 85% boys and 15% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 586 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 Azriel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Azriel?

The median living Azriel is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 4,600 people named Azriel are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Azriel 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 20 #5,947 566 #529
2024 23 #5,471 472 #605
2023 28 #4,767 416 #657
2022 23 #5,487 353 #735
2021 27 #4,858 245 #924
2020 40 #3,693 175 #1,124
2019 46 #3,398 159 #1,202
2018 18 #6,564 111 #1,531
2017 13 #8,354 125 #1,403
2016 25 #5,303 125 #1,400
2015 20 #6,275 105 #1,546
2014 17 #7,034 84 #1,782
2013 19 #6,508 84 #1,735
2012 28 #4,983 82 #1,801
2011 37 #4,013 92 #1,645
2010 33 #4,408 93 #1,665
2009 24 #5,734 97 #1,627
2008 19 #6,846 89 #1,710
2007 27 #5,256 54 #2,377
2006 27 #5,105 60 #2,151
2005 16 #7,193 51 #2,299
2004 24 #5,232 43 #2,532
2003 18 #6,348 41 #2,511
2002 16 #6,741 43 #2,378
2001 15 #7,003 37 #2,567
2000 13 #7,644 33 #2,743
1995 8 #9,669 7 #7,051
1990 5 #13,187 5 #8,224
1985 – – 9 #4,362
1980 – – 6 #5,582
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Azriel?

The median living Azriel is about 5 years old. Half of all living Azriels are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Azriel are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Azriel are alive in the United States, based on 4,686 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Azriel in 2025?

Azriel ranked #529 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 566 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Azriel?

4,686 babies have been named Azriel in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Azriel most popular?

Azriel peaked in 2025, when 586 newborns received the name.

Is Azriel a boy or girl name?

Azriel is used for both: about 15% of babies named Azriel have been girls and 85% boys.

Is the name Azriel rising or falling?

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

Will Azriel become more popular?

Azriel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,220 boys named Azriel in 2030, which would rank around #278. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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