Recorded 1999–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 21 births

Azah — girls' name

21 babies named Azah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s62020s10
2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Azah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Azah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azah

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Azah between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Azah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Azah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azah 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 21 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.

Azah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Azah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023202020161999 5

Azah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10 births that decade — 48% of Azah's all-time total
1990s52010s62020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azah?
21 babies have been named Azah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Azah most popular?
Azah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Azah been used?
Azah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Azah?
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.

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, 1999–2023 (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.