Boys' name · since 2015
Azaad
Azaad has 111 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azaad is the #5191 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 111 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azaad has been recorded 111 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #5191 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #16,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,191 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 111 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azaad ranks #16,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,191 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 111 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azaad's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Azaad compares
111 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Azaad's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azaad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azaad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azaad splits its recorded history at 2021: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azaad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Azaad by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (80 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Azaad's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Azaad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 80 births (72% of all-time use).
Azaad by state
Where Azaad concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 25.2% |
28 of 111 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Azaads (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Azaad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Azaad 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.