US rank #3820 Girls' name Peak 2024 490 births

Azelia — #3820 US girls' name

490 babies named Azelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161980s51990s212000s1152010s1972020s131
#3820
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Azelia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

39 babies were named Azelia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Azelia between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Azelia currently holds the #3820 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azelia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Azelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Azelia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 490 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Azelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

490

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2024

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,820

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Azelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
39
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919261918 5

Azelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
197 births that decade — 40% of Azelia's all-time total
1910s51920s161980s51990s212000s1152010s1972020s131

Azelia by state

Where Azelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Azelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
39 8.0%
#2 California
28 5.7%
Texas share of Azelia's total US births 8.0%
Even split

39 of 490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azelia?
490 babies have been named Azelia since 1918. It currently ranks #3820 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births.
When was Azelia most popular?
Azelia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Azelia most popular?
The top states for the name Azelia are Texas (39 births), California (28 births).
How long has the name Azelia been used?
Azelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azeneth, Azelie, Azelea, Azella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.