Girls' name · since 1897
Azalee
Azalee has 1,526 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,509 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,526
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,526 babies have been named Azalee since 1897, making it today's #7509 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azalee has been recorded 1,526 times among girls since 1897, currently ranked #7509 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #5,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,509 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,526 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azalee ranks #5,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,509 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,526 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,509 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,526
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Azalee's 1,526 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Azalee compares
1,526 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Azalee's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,526 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azalee's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Azalee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (359 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Azalee's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Azalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 98
1900s
98 births
- 1910s
1910s
257 births
- 1920s
1920s
359 births
- 1930s
1930s
208 births
- 1940s
1940s
165 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 359 births (24% of all-time use).
How Azalee 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 Azalee's total volume
Azalee by state
Where Azalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 508 | 33.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 39 | 2.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.4% |
508 of 1,526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Azalee's data
- Azalee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Azalees (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Azalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Azalee 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.