Girls' name · since 1902
Azalea
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 11,739 babies named Azalea, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,739
- born since 1902
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azalea currently ranks #278 among girls' names in America, with 11,739 babies recorded since 1902.
Social Security Administration records show Azalea recorded 11,739 times among girls since 1902, holding rank #278 nationally today, ahead of 98% 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 1902 to 2025.
- #1,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #278 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,739 born since 1902
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azalea ranks #1,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #278 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,739 born since 1902, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,739
- born since 1902
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azalea's 11,739 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Azalea compares
11,739 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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
Azalea's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azalea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,739 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azalea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azalea's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,109, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azalea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,109
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Azalea by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (4,992 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Azalea's strongest decade.
4,992 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Azalea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 59
1900s
59 births
- 1910s 118
1910s
118 births
- 1920s 127
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 162
1980s
162 births
- 1990s 384
1990s
384 births
- 2000s 1,094
2000s
1,094 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,457 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,992 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,992 births (43% of all-time use).
How Azalea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Azalea's total volume
Azalea by state
Where Azalea concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,803 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,534 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 514 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 482 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 370 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 300 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 289 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 266 | 2.3% |
1,803 of 11,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Azalea appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Azaleas (1,803 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 Azalea: 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 (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Azalea 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.