Girls' name · since 1978
Azadeh
Azadeh has 170 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Azadeh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 170 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Azadeh recorded 170 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2023.
- #21,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azadeh ranks #21,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Azadeh's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Azadeh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azadeh splits its recorded history at 1989: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azadeh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (1979)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Azadeh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (73 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Azadeh's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Azadeh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 73 births (43% of all-time use).
Azadeh by state
Where Azadeh concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.9% |
12 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Azadeh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Azadehs (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Azadeh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1978–2023 (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 Azadeh 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.