Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Azura

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,713 Trend ↑ Rising 137%
Rank 2025
#1,713
among girls · ↑128 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
119
named Azura · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,506
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
119 babies
All-time total
1,011
#7,458 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Azura popularity over time

1,011 babies have been named Azura since 1975, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #9,193
1980s – – – –
1990s 24 2 – #10,474
2000s 149 15 +521% #5,257
2010s 318 32 +113% #3,792
2020s (to 2025) 515 86 +170% #1,713

Where Azura 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 139 0.09 outside top 500
2027 160 0.10 outside top 500
2028 179 0.11 outside top 500
2029 197 0.12 outside top 500
2030 214 0.13 outside top 500

Where Azura is most popular

Girls named Azura per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan.

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 Azura 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
Pennsylvania 57 0.241 +333%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +99%
Michigan 15 0.082 +48%
Florida 32 0.075 +34%
Colorado 6 0.054 ≈ national
Ohio 12 0.051 -9%
New York 20 0.051 -9%
Indiana 7 0.050 -11%
Texas 39 0.048 -13%
Maryland 5 0.047 -15%
Virginia 6 0.035 -37%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -43%
Georgia 6 0.026 -53%
California 21 0.025 -55%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Azura

Azura is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,713 in 2025 with 119 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,011 American babies have been named Azura. Its peak came in 2025, when 119 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 Azura stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Azura?

The median living Azura is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 1,000 people named Azura 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.

Azura year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 119 #1,713
2024 109 #1,841
2023 85 #2,214
2022 76 #2,410
2021 63 #2,724
2020 63 #2,661
2019 37 #3,936
2018 35 #4,085
2017 38 #3,924
2016 40 #3,792
2015 29 #4,746
2014 35 #4,196
2013 34 #4,257
2012 35 #4,229
2011 16 #7,491
2010 19 #6,686
2009 17 #7,383
2008 17 #7,469
2007 27 #5,257
2006 14 #8,305
2005 15 #7,562
2004 5 #16,458
2003 11 #9,136
2002 14 #7,487
2001 15 #7,004
2000 14 #7,220
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 5 #9,193
1970 – –
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1960 – –
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1930 – –
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Famous people named Azura

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Azura Skye Azura Skye American actress b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Azura?

The median living Azura is about 5 years old. Half of all living Azuras are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Azura are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Azura are alive in the United States, based on 1,011 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Azura in 2025?

Azura ranked #1,713 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 119 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Azura?

1,011 babies have been named Azura in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Azura most popular?

Azura peaked in 2025, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Azura a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Azura rising or falling?

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

Will Azura become more popular?

Azura is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 214 girls named Azura in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Azura?

Well-known people named Azura include Azura Skye (actor).

Names like Azura

Names that sound and feel close to Azura: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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