US rank #3075 Boys' name Peak 2024 385 births

Azarias — #3075 US boys' name

385 babies named Azarias in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s672010s1742020s139
#3075
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Azarias was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

40 babies were named Azarias in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azarias

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Azarias between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Azarias currently holds the #3075 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azarias performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Azarias shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Azarias in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azarias in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 385 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Azarias at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

385

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2024

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,075

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Azarias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
40
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
01020304050 202420212018201520122009200620001998 5

Azarias by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
174 births that decade — 45% of Azarias's all-time total
1990s52000s672010s1742020s139

Azarias by state

Where Azarias concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Azarias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 7.8%
#2 California
21 5.5%
#3 Maryland
5 1.3%
#4 New York
5 1.3%
Texas share of Azarias's total US births 7.8%
Even split

30 of 385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azarias?
385 babies have been named Azarias since 1998. It currently ranks #3075 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 40 births.
When was Azarias most popular?
Azarias was most popular in the 2010s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Azarias most popular?
The top states for the name Azarias are Texas (30 births), California (21 births), Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Azarias been used?
Azarias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azarias?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azariah, Azael, Azaiah, Azai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.