Azalea
Azalea was the 278th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,109 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 302 places. More babies were named Azalea in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning azalea (flower) · Greek, English
Say it uh-ZAYL-yuh /əˈzeɪljə/
- Rank in 2025
- #278 girls, up 205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,109girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,739babies recorded
What does the name Azalea mean?
Azalea is the name of a flowering shrub, used as a girl's name in the fashion for flower names. The plant name comes from Greek azaleos, "dry", because the shrubs were thought to grow in dry soil. Wiktionary lists Azalea as a female given name without further history. As a first name it is modern and American.
ἀζαλέος (Ancient Greek, “dry”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Azaleah, Zaylee.
See also: English names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Azalea', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'azalea', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'azalea', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Azalea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #278 | 1,109 |
| 2020 | #483 | 634 |
| 2010 | #1,394 | 165 |
| 2000 | #2,514 | 60 |
| 1990 | #4,251 | 23 |
| 1980 | #5,942 | 11 |
| 1970 | #5,857 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,796 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,242 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #1,712 | 24 |
| 1910 | #2,447 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Azalea, counting every spelling?
Azalea is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #284 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #278 for Azalea on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,177 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azalea | 1,109 | #278 | 4,358 |
| Azaleah | 46 | #3,347 | 220 |
| Azalee | 14 | #7,542 | 78 |
| Azalie | 8 | #11,085 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Azalea?
1,109 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azalea (0.31 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Azalea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azalea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azalea?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Azalea are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Azalea a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Azalea by state
How common Azalea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (4.1×), New Mexico (3.5×), Oregon (2.7×), Nebraska (2.2×), Arizona (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Azalea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azalea, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Azalea · Sibling names for Azalea
Questions about the name Azalea
What does Azalea mean?
Azalea means “azalea (flower)” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Azalea?
Azalea was the 278th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,109 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 302 places. More babies were named Azalea in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Azalea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Azalea in the US.
Where is Azalea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Azalea was most common in Wyoming (2.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and New Mexico.