Boys' name · since 2006
Azariel
Azariel has 242 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azariel is the #2474 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 242 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Azariel recorded 242 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #2474 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #11,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 242 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azariel ranks #11,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 242 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azariel's 242 recorded births place it above 73.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Azariel compares
242 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Azariel's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azariel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 242 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azariel splits its recorded history at 2016: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azariel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Azariel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (147 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Azariel's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Azariel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 147 births (61% of all-time use).
Azariel by state
Where Azariel concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 19 | 7.9% |
22 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Azariels (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Azariel: 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 (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Azariel 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.