Total births
44
Girls' name · since 2019
Azal
Azal has 44 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10217
- among girls today
- 44
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Azal currently ranks #10217 among girls' names in America, with 44 babies recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Azal recorded 44 times among girls since 2019, holding rank #10217 nationally today, ahead of 42% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #10217 among girls today
- 44 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 42% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Azal is currently the #10217 girls' name in America, more common than 42% of girls - 44 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10217
- among girls today
- 44
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Azal vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10217
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 42% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
84% of everyone ever named Azal was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
10 babies were named Azal in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Azal compares
44 14th percentile among 17,726 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
Azal's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azal | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Azal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azal's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azal at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#10,217
Active since
2019
Azal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Azal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Azal's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Azal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Azal? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 44 babies named Azal. Today it holds rank #10217 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 10 births.
When was Azal most popular? ▼
Azal was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Azal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Azal since 2019 -- 7 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Azal? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Azal
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Azal
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Azariah Girl
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Azalia Girl
#2042 2,328 births
Azari Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Azal: #10217 Girls' Name - 44 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/azal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Azal 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 June 2026.