Boys' name · since 2001
Azir
Azir has 594 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,724 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azir is the #1724 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 594 recorded since 2001.
Azir has 594 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1724 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,724 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 594 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azir ranks #7,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,724 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 594 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,724 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azir's 594 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Azir compares
594 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Azir's all-time total is 61% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 594 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azir splits its recorded history at 2014: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Azir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (361 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Azir's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Azir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s
2020s
361 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 361 births (61% of all-time use).
How Azir 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 Azir's total volume
Azir by state
Where Azir concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 73 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 33 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 18 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 18 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 8 | 1.3% |
73 of 594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Azir appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Pennsylvania records the most Azirs (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Azir: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Azir 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.