Girls' name · since 1917
Azucena
3,783 babies named Azucena in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,658 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,783
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,783 babies have been named Azucena since 1917, making it today's #3658 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Azucena recorded 3,783 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #3658 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,658 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,783 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azucena ranks #3,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,658 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,783 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,658 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,783
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Azucena's 3,783 recorded births place it above 95.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Azucena compares
3,783 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Azucena's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azucena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,783 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azucena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azucena splits its recorded history at 1989: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 194 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azucena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Azucena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,330 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Azucena's strongest decade.
1,330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Azucena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 258
1970s
258 births
- 1980s 417
1980s
417 births
- 1990s
1990s
878 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,330 births
- 2010s
2010s
558 births
- 2020s 231
2020s
231 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,330 births (35% of all-time use).
How Azucena 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 Azucena's total volume
Azucena by state
Where Azucena concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,602 | 42.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 605 | 16.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 91 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 73 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 52 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 45 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Washington | | 27 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 24 | 0.6% |
1,602 of 3,783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Azucena appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Azucena's data
- Azucena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,330 total births); usage has since declined to 231 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Azucenas (1,602 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Azucena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Azucena 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.