US rank #3458 Girls' name Peak 2001 3,741 births

Azucena — #3458 US girls' name

3,741 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.

1910s51920s51930s51940s161950s181960s621970s2581980s4161990s8782000s13302010s5582020s190
#3458
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Azucena was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

194 babies were named Azucena in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azucena

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,741 babies named Azucena between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Azucena currently holds the #3458 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 194 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azucena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,330 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Azucena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,591 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Azucena in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azucena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,741 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Azucena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,741

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2001

194 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,458

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Azucena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
194
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Azucena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,330 births that decade — 36% of Azucena's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s51940s161950s181960s621970s2581980s4161990s8782000s13302010s5582020s190

Azucena by state

Where Azucena concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Azucena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,591 42.5%
#2 Texas
596 15.9%
#3 Illinois
91 2.4%
#4 Arizona
73 2.0%
#5 Georgia
52 1.4%
#6 Florida
45 1.2%
#7 Washington
27 0.7%
#8 North Carolina
24 0.6%
California share of Azucena's total US births 42.5%
Even split

1,591 of 3,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Azucena appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azucena?
3,741 babies have been named Azucena since 1917. It currently ranks #3458 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 194 births.
When was Azucena most popular?
Azucena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,330 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Azucena most popular?
The top states for the name Azucena are California (1,591 births), Texas (596 births), Illinois (91 births).
How long has the name Azucena been used?
Azucena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azucena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azul, Azure, Azuri, Azura, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.