Is Azariah a boy or girl name?
Azariah is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 450 girls and 604 boys were named Azariah, so 42.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 54% of the 12,826 US babies named Azariah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #503
- Girl rank, 2024
- #650
- Babies named Azariah since 1972
- 12,826
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,054 babies
Boys and girls named Azariah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 213 | 193 | 47.5% |
| 2000s | 716 | 1,631 | 69.5% |
| 2010s | 2,570 | 2,946 | 53.4% |
| 2020s | 2,355 | 2,150 | 47.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 604 | #503 | 450 | #650 |
| 2023 | 513 | #572 | 528 | #563 |
| 2022 | 432 | #639 | 478 | #619 |
| 2021 | 427 | #646 | 377 | #755 |
| 2020 | 379 | #678 | 317 | #855 |
| 2019 | 356 | #702 | 341 | #805 |
| 2018 | 308 | #762 | 328 | #827 |
| 2017 | 293 | #790 | 328 | #828 |
| 2016 | 301 | #788 | 364 | #778 |
| 2015 | 360 | #700 | 326 | #856 |
| 2014 | 270 | #836 | 278 | #962 |
| 2013 | 260 | #827 | 220 | #1,107 |
| 2012 | 172 | #1,084 | 262 | #968 |
| 2011 | 129 | #1,319 | 235 | #1,049 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,383 | 264 | #968 |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,348 | 268 | #988 |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,495 | 248 | #1,053 |
| 2007 | 97 | #1,607 | 233 | #1,110 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,825 | 199 | #1,209 |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,725 | 187 | #1,218 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,347 | 128 | #1,547 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,155 | 121 | #1,595 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,254 | 107 | #1,708 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,155 | 83 | #2,036 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,531 | 57 | #2,594 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,168 | 53 | #2,646 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,457 | 59 | #2,373 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,359 | 20 | #5,033 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,538 | 19 | #5,083 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,073 | 11 | #7,571 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,220 | 12 | #7,152 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,034 | 5 | #13,677 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,270 | 6 | #11,907 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,474 | 8 | #9,419 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,257 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,514 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,886 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,072 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,404 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,540 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,580 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,870 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,051 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Azariah reached #503 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #563 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Azariah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.