Unisex name · since 2007
Azani
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Azani, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 230
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azani is the #3964 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 230 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azani has been recorded 230 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #3964 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #18,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,964 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 230 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azani ranks #18,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,964 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 230 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 230
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azani's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Azani compares
230 40th percentile among 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
Azani's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 230 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azani's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #3964 among girls.
230 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 39 births in a single year.
Azani popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 2017 (Azani as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Azani accounts for 16% of total recorded use across both genders.
Azani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (145 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Azani's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Azani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (63% of all-time use).
Azani decade highlights
- Peak decade 145 births
- Runner-up 68 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Azani by state
Where Azani concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
Top 5 states
- Florida 2.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.2% of nationwide
- Texas 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 2.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Florida records the most Azanis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2024)
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Azani 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.
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