Boys' name · since 2008
Azazel
435 babies named Azazel in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,568 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,032 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 435
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
435 babies have been named Azazel since 2008, making it today's #3032 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Azazel recorded 435 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #3032 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #8,568 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,032 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 435 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azazel ranks #8,568 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,032 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 435 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,568 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,032 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 435
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azazel's 435 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Azazel compares
435 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Azazel's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azazel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 435 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azazel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azazel's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azazel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Azazel popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2020 (Azazel as girls' name)
Azazel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (223 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Azazel's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Azazel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
223 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 223 births (51% of all-time use).
Azazel by state
Where Azazel concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 58 | 13.3% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 1.4% |
58 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Azazels (58 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 Azazel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Azazel 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.