Unisex name · since 1997

Aziah

1,074 babies named Aziah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,901 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,230 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,074
born since 1997
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Aziah is the #1230 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,074 recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Aziah recorded 1,074 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #1230 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.

  • #4,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,230 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,074 born since 1997
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aziah ranks #4,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,230 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,074 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.

#4,901 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,230 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,074
born since 1997
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.1%
Aziah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aziah's 1,074 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Aziah compares

1,074 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Aziah's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aziah Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,074 369 358,536
Peak-year births 164 34 22,252

Aziah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aziah splits its recorded history at 2012: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 164 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aziah popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
164
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
050100150200 19972002200620102014201820222025 164

Aziah popularity over time - girls

900 total births recorded since 1992 (Aziah as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 900 births
0204060 19921997200220072012201720222025 46

Aziah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (562 births, 52% of the file).

2020s was Aziah's strongest decade.

562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Aziah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 562 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aziah compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aziah's total volume

Aziah vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -39, 4.3%-34, 6.4%-38, 5.9%-111, 3.8%-48, 3.4%-133, 4.5%-114, 3.7%-45, 5%-68, 3.6%-29, 8.1%-100, 5.2%-41, 6.7%-46, 5%-51, 8.7%-36, 6.4%Aziah-29, 15.3%Aziah
Aziah vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Aziah by state

Where Aziah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aziah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
131 12.2%
#2 California
106 9.9%
#3 Florida
52 4.8%
#4 Colorado
26 2.4%
#5 Arizona
20 1.9%
#6 New York
19 1.8%
#7 North Carolina
13 1.2%
#8 New Mexico
11 1.0%
Texas share of Aziah's total US births 12.2%
Even split

131 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Aziah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aziah?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 1,074 babies named Aziah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,901 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,230 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 164 births.
Where does Aziah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aziah ranks #4,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,230 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aziah most popular?
Aziah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 562 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Aziah most popular?
The top states for the name Aziah are Texas (131 births), California (106 births), Florida (52 births).
Is Aziah a unisex name?
Yes, Aziah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,074 births, and as a girl's name it has 900 births.
How long has the name Aziah been used?
Aziah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aziah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aziel, Aziz, Azim, Azir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aziah's data

  • Texas records the most Aziahs (131 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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Nearby Names Like Aziah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aziah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2025 (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 Aziah 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.