Unisex name · since 1994
Azrael
3,188 babies named Azrael in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,188
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azrael is the #656 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,188 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azrael has been recorded 3,188 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #656 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #2,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #656 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,188 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azrael ranks #2,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #656 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,188 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,188
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Azrael's 3,188 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Azrael compares
3,188 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Azrael's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azrael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,188 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 421 | 34 | 22,252 |
Azrael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azrael splits its recorded history at 2011: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 421 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azrael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 421
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Azrael popularity over time - girls
361 total births recorded since 2001 (Azrael as girls' name)
Azrael by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,052 births, 64% of the file).
2020s was Azrael's strongest decade.
2,052 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Azrael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 195
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
924 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,052 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,052 births (64% of all-time use).
How Azrael 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 Azrael's total volume
Azrael by state
Where Azrael concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 567 | 17.8% |
| #2 | California | | 431 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 181 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 134 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 84 | 2.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 82 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 75 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 74 | 2.3% |
567 of 3,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Azrael appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Azraels (567 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Azrael: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Azrael 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.