Unisex name · since 2001

Aziyah

Aziyah has 1,696 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5,262 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,957 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,696
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Aziyah currently ranks #1957 among unisex names in America, with 1,696 babies recorded since 2001.

Aziyah has 1,696 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1957 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- 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.

  • #5,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,957 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,696 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aziyah ranks #5,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,957 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,696 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,262 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,957 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,696
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.6%
Aziyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aziyah's 1,696 recorded births place it above 92.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.

How Aziyah compares

1,696 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

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

Aziyah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aziyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,696 376 567,345
Peak-year births 99 21 19,840

Aziyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aziyah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 11 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aziyah popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
99
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
020406080100120 2001200520092013201720212025 99

Aziyah popularity over time - boys

106 total births recorded since 2003 (Aziyah as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 106 births
05101520 2003201220162019202120232025 15

Aziyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (785 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Aziyah's strongest decade.

785 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Aziyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 785 births (46% of all-time use).

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

How Aziyah compares to similarly-sized names

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

Aziyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 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 -133, 2.1%-71, 4.1%-138, 2.8%-75, 4.2%-28, 7.4%-45, 4.4%-111, 5.2%-110, 3.2%-49, 6.5%-73, 7.4%-51, 12.1%-108, 2.5%-117, 3.1%-126, 3.8%-127, 2.6%Aziyah-25, 5.8%Aziyah
Aziyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aziyah by state

Where Aziyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aziyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
125 7.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
120 7.1%
#3 Georgia
111 6.5%
#4 New Jersey
97 5.7%
#5 Florida
89 5.2%
#6 Texas
80 4.7%
#7 Illinois
64 3.8%
#8 Virginia
40 2.4%
North Carolina share of Aziyah's total US births 7.4%
Even split

125 of 1,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Aziyah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aziyah?
Aziyah has been given to 1,696 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,262 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,957 of 17,297. 99 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Aziyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aziyah ranks #5,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,957 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Aziyah most popular?
Aziyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 785 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Aziyah most popular?
The top states for the name Aziyah are North Carolina (125 births), Pennsylvania (120 births), Georgia (111 births).
Is Aziyah a unisex name?
Yes, Aziyah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,696 births, and as a boy's name it has 106 births.
How long has the name Aziyah been used?
Records for Aziyah go back to 2001, giving 25 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aziyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aziza, Azia, Aziah, Aziya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aziyah's data

  • Aziyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (785 total births) through the 2020s (511) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • North Carolina records the most Aziyahs (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Aziyah: 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, 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 Aziyah 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.