Unisex name · since 1914
Azell
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Azell, peaking in 1934. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Azell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 200 recorded since 1914.
Azell has 200 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1988.
- #12,937 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 200 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azell ranks #12,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Azell's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Azell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azell splits its recorded history at 1946: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1988
- Peak year (1934)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Azell popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 1918 (Azell as girls' name)
Azell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (52 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Azell's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Azell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 52 births (26% of all-time use).
Azell by state
Where Azell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.0% |
6 of 200 births nationwide.
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- Azell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Azells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Azell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1914–1988 (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 Azell 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.