Unisex name · since 1975
Azure
1,675 babies named Azure in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,386 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,675
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,675 babies have been named Azure since 1975, making it today's #6386 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Azure recorded 1,675 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #6386 nationally today, ahead of 63% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #5,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,386 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,675 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Azure ranks #5,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,386 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,675 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,386 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,675
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Azure's 1,675 recorded births place it above 92.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Azure compares
1,675 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Azure's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Azure | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,675 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Azure's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Azure splits its recorded history at 2000: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Azure popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Azure popularity over time - boys
452 total births recorded since 1997 (Azure as boys' name)
Azure by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (398 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Azure's strongest decade.
398 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Azure births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
344 births
- 1980s
1980s
230 births
- 1990s
1990s
281 births
- 2000s
2000s
398 births
- 2010s
2010s
302 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 398 births (24% of all-time use).
How Azure 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 Azure's total volume
Azure by state
Where Azure concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Utah | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.3% |
100 of 1,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Azure appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Azure's data
- Azure's decade-level peak was the 2000s (398 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Azures (100 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 Azure: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Azure 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.