Girls' name · since 1918
Azelia
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 518 babies named Azelia, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,778 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 518
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azelia is the #4778 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 518 recorded since 1918.
Azelia has 518 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4778 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #11,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,778 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 518 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azelia ranks #11,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,778 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 518 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,778 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 518
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azelia's 518 recorded births place it above 83.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Azelia compares
518 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Azelia's all-time total is 38% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 518 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azelia splits its recorded history at 2008: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Azelia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (197 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Azelia's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Azelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 197 births (38% of all-time use).
How Azelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Azelia's total volume
Azelia by state
Where Azelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 6.6% |
39 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Azelia's data
- Azelia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (159) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Azelias (39 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.
Keep exploring Azelia
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Azelia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Azelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Azelia 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.