US rank #1854 Girls' name Peak 2024 890 births

Azura — #1854 US girls' name

890 babies named Azura in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s242000s1492010s3182020s394
#1854
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Azura was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

108 babies were named Azura in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Azura

The Social Security Administration has registered 890 babies named Azura between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Azura currently holds the #1854 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Azura performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Azura shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Azura in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Azura 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 890 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.

Azura at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

890

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,854

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Azura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
108
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 202420202016201220082004200019961975 5

Azura by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
394 births that decade — 44% of Azura's all-time total
1970s51990s242000s1492010s3182020s394

Azura by state

Where Azura concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Azura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
73 8.2%
#2 Florida
31 3.5%
#3 California
26 2.9%
#4 Texas
25 2.8%
#5 New York
24 2.7%
#6 New Jersey
14 1.6%
#7 Michigan
10 1.1%
#8 Ohio
6 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Azura's total US births 8.2%
Even split

73 of 890 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Azura appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Azura?
890 babies have been named Azura since 1975. It currently ranks #1854 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 108 births.
When was Azura most popular?
Azura was most popular in the 2020s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Azura most popular?
The top states for the name Azura are Pennsylvania (73 births), Florida (31 births), California (26 births).
How long has the name Azura been used?
Azura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Azura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Azul, Azucena, Azure, Azuri, 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, 1975–2024 (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.