Unisex name · since 1976
Azra
1,284 babies named Azra in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,284
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azra currently ranks #2595 among unisex names in America, with 1,284 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Azra recorded 1,284 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #2595 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,339 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,595 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,284 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azra ranks #6,339 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,284 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,284
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azra's 1,284 recorded births place it above 91.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Azra compares
1,284 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Azra's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Azra's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Azra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Azra popularity over time - boys
130 total births recorded since 2005 (Azra as boys' name)
Azra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (489 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Azra's strongest decade.
489 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Azra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
290 births
- 2010s
2010s
489 births
- 2020s
2020s
376 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 489 births (38% of all-time use).
How Azra 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 Azra's total volume
Azra by state
Where Azra concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 117 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 72 | 5.6% |
| #3 | California | | 58 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 54 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
117 of 1,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Azra appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Azra's data
- Azra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (489 total births) through the 2020s (376) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Azras (117 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 Azra: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Azra 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.