Unisex name · since 1995
Azul
Azul has 4,547 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,547
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Azul is the #1323 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,547 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Azul recorded 4,547 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #1323 nationally today, ahead of 92% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #2,735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,323 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,547 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azul ranks #2,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,323 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,547 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,547
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Azul's 4,547 recorded births place it above 96.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Azul compares
4,547 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Azul's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azul | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,547 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 497 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azul splits its recorded history at 2010: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (12 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 497 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azul popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 497
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Azul popularity over time - boys
338 total births recorded since 2003 (Azul as boys' name)
Azul by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,767 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Azul's strongest decade.
1,767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Azul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,749 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,767 births
- 2020s
2020s
953 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,767 births (39% of all-time use).
How Azul 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 Azul's total volume
Azul by state
Where Azul concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,225 | 26.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,186 | 26.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 337 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 136 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 127 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 89 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 79 | 1.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 70 | 1.5% |
1,225 of 4,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Azul appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Azul's data
- Azul's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,767 total births) through the 2020s (953) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Azuls (1,225 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 Azul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Azul 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.