Total births
34
US rank #8257 Unisex name Peak 2022 34 births
Azur — #8257 US boys' name
34 babies named Azur in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8257
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 42% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Azur was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
11 babies were named Azur in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Azur
The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Azur between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Azur currently holds the #8257 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Azur is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1975.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Azur performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Azur 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 34 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.
Azur at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#8,257
Active since
2021
Azur popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2021
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Azur popularity over time — girls
13 total births recorded since 1975 (Azur as girls' name)
Azur by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 34 births that decade — 100% of Azur's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Azur? ▼
34 babies have been named Azur since 2021. It currently ranks #8257 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Azur most popular? ▼
Azur was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Azur a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Azur is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 34 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Azur been used? ▼
Azur has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 4 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azur? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azure, Azul, Azuriah, Azuryn, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Azur
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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, 2021–2024 (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.