Unisex name · since 1920
Aza
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 508 babies named Aza, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,355 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aza currently ranks #6355 among unisex names in America, with 508 babies recorded since 1920.
Aza has 508 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6355 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #11,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,355 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aza ranks #11,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,355 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 508 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,355 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aza's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Aza compares
508 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aza's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aza's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aza popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Aza popularity over time - boys
115 total births recorded since 1976 (Aza as boys' name)
Aza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (168 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Aza's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Aza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 168 births (33% of all-time use).
How Aza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aza's total volume
Aza by state
Where Aza concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 508 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aza's data
- Aza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Azas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.