Boys' name · since 1973
Azim
605 babies named Azim in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azim currently ranks #3274 among boys' names in America, with 605 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azim has been recorded 605 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #3274 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,274 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 605 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azim ranks #7,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,274 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 605 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azim's 605 recorded births place it above 84.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Azim compares
605 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Azim's all-time total is 64% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 605 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azim's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Azim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (152 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Azim's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Azim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 152 births (25% of all-time use).
How Azim 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 Azim's total volume
Azim by state
Where Azim concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Azim's data
- Azim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Azims (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Azim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Azim 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.