Girls' name · since 1980
Azia
1,434 babies named Azia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,292 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,434
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Azia currently ranks #5292 among girls' names in America, with 1,434 babies recorded since 1980.
Azia has 1,434 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5292 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #5,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,292 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,434 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azia ranks #5,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,292 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,434 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,292 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,434
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Azia's 1,434 recorded births place it above 91.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Azia compares
1,434 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Azia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,434 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azia splits its recorded history at 2003: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #5292 among girls.
1,434 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 74 births in a single year.
Azia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (556 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Azia's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Azia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
556 births
- 2000s
2000s
474 births
- 2010s 174
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 556 births (39% of all-time use).
Azia decade highlights
- Peak decade 556 births
- Runner-up 474 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Azia 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 Azia's total volume
Azia by state
Where Azia concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 32 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 8 | 0.6% |
70 of 1,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.9% of nationwide
- California 3.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.2% of nationwide
- Florida 2.1% of nationwide
- New York 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Azia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Azia's data
- Azia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (556 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Azias (70 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Azia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Azia 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.
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