US rank #5976 Unisex name Peak 2019 490 births

Aza — #5976 US unisex name

490 babies named Aza in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s501930s51940s101950s51980s51990s382000s1102010s1682020s99
#5976
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Aza was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

26 babies were named Aza in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aza

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Aza between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aza currently holds the #5976 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Aza is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 96 additional births since 1976.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Aza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aza in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 490 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

490

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2019

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,976

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aza popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
26
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
051015202530 202420182012200620001991192919211920 6

Aza popularity over time — boys

96 total births recorded since 1976 (Aza as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 96 births
468101214 202420232022202020192017201320112009200019771976 8

Aza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
168 births that decade — 34% of Aza's all-time total
1920s501930s51940s101950s51980s51990s382000s1102010s1682020s99

Aza by state

Where Aza concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.0%
Texas share of Aza's total US births 2.0%

10 of 490 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aza?
490 babies have been named Aza since 1920. It currently ranks #5976 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 26 births.
When was Aza most popular?
Aza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Aza most popular?
The top states for the name Aza are Texas (10 births).
Is Aza a unisex name?
Yes, Aza is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 490 births, and as a boy's name it has 96 births.
How long has the name Aza been used?
Aza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azalea, Azaria, Azariah, Azalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.