US rank #6016 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,410 births

Azia — #6016 US girls' name

1,410 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.

1980s1271990s5562000s4742010s1742020s79
#6016
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Azia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

74 babies were named Azia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,410 babies named Azia between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Azia currently holds the #6016 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 556 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Azia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Azia in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azia 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 1,410 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.

Azia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,410

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

1999

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,016

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Azia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
74
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819821980 10

Azia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
556 births that decade — 39% of Azia's all-time total
1980s1271990s5562000s4742010s1742020s79

Azia by state

Where Azia concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Azia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
70 5.0%
#2 California
53 3.8%
#3 Ohio
32 2.3%
#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%
Texas share of Azia's total US births 5.0%
Even split

70 of 1,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Azia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azia?
1,410 babies have been named Azia since 1980. It currently ranks #6016 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 74 births.
When was Azia most popular?
Azia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 556 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Azia most popular?
The top states for the name Azia are Texas (70 births), California (53 births), Ohio (32 births).
How long has the name Azia been used?
Azia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aziza, Aziyah, Aziah, Aziya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–2024 (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.