Unisex name · since 1900
Azel
Azel has 470 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,057 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 470
- born since 1900
- 2020s
- peak decade
470 babies have been named Azel since 1900, making it today's #4057 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Azel recorded 470 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #4057 nationally today, ahead of 71% 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 1900 to 2025.
- #8,181 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,057 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 470 born since 1900
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azel ranks #8,181 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,057 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 470 born since 1900, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,181 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,057 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 470
- born since 1900
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azel's 470 recorded births place it above 81.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Azel compares
470 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Azel's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 470 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azel splits its recorded history at 2006: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Azel popularity over time - girls
88 total births recorded since 1921 (Azel as girls' name)
Azel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (176 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Azel's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Azel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 176 births (37% of all-time use).
Azel by state
Where Azel concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 57 | 12.1% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 2.8% |
57 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Azels (57 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 Azel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Azel 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.