US rank #4231 Boys' name Peak 2023 569 births

Azim — #4231 US boys' name

569 babies named Azim in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s581990s1052000s1122010s1522020s113
#4231
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Azim was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

28 babies were named Azim in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azim

The Social Security Administration has registered 569 babies named Azim between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Azim currently holds the #4231 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Azim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Azim in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azim 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 569 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.

Azim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

569

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2023

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,231

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Azim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
28
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0102030 202420182012200619991993198719801973 6

Azim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
152 births that decade — 27% of Azim's all-time total
1970s291980s581990s1052000s1122010s1522020s113

Azim by state

Where Azim concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Azim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 2.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
15 2.6%
#3 Texas
10 1.8%
#4 New Jersey
6 1.1%
#5 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Azim's total US births 2.8%
Even split

16 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azim?
569 babies have been named Azim since 1973. It currently ranks #4231 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 28 births.
When was Azim most popular?
Azim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Azim most popular?
The top states for the name Azim are New York (16 births), Pennsylvania (15 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Azim been used?
Azim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aziel, Aziz, Aziah, Azir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2024 (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.