Girls' name · since 1898
Azalia
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 2,328 babies named Azalia, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,331 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,328
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,328 babies have been named Azalia since 1898, making it today's #2331 girls' name.
Azalia has 2,328 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2331 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #4,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,331 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,328 born since 1898
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azalia ranks #4,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,331 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,328 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,331 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,328
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azalia's 2,328 recorded births place it above 94.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Azalia compares
2,328 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Azalia's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,328 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Azalia's full recorded timeline at 1976, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 95 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Azalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Azalia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (610 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Azalia's strongest decade.
610 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Azalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 111
1950s
111 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 122
1970s
122 births
- 1980s 175
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 198
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
426 births
- 2010s
2010s
610 births
- 2020s
2020s
454 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 610 births (26% of all-time use).
How Azalia 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 Azalia's total volume
Azalia by state
Where Azalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 374 | 16.1% |
| #2 | California | | 312 | 13.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 53 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 48 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 10 | 0.4% |
374 of 2,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Azalia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Azalia's data
- Azalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (610 total births) through the 2020s (454) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Azalias (374 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Azalia: 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 (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Azalia 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.