Girls' name · since 2009
Azaela
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Azaela, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azaela currently ranks #7413 among girls' names in America, with 146 babies recorded since 2009.
Azaela has 146 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7413 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #23,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,413 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 146 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azaela ranks #23,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,413 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 146 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azaela's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Azaela compares
146 31st percentile among 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
Azaela's all-time total is 61% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azaela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Azaela's full recorded timeline at 2019, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Azaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Azaela by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (78 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Azaela's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Azaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (53% of all-time use).
Azaela by state
Where Azaela concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 146 births nationwide.
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What to do with Azaela's data
- California records the most Azaelas (5 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 Azaela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Azaela 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.