Boys' name · since 2007
Azekiel
Azekiel has 349 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azekiel is the #2716 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 349 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azekiel has been recorded 349 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #2716 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, 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.
- #9,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,716 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 349 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azekiel ranks #9,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,716 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 349 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azekiel's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Azekiel compares
349 48th 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
Azekiel's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azekiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 349 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azekiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azekiel splits its recorded history at 2018: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azekiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Azekiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (237 births, 68% of the file).
2020s was Azekiel's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Azekiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 237 births (68% of all-time use).
Azekiel by state
Where Azekiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 44 | 12.6% |
49 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Azekiels (49 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 Azekiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~18 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, 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 Azekiel 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.