Azalee
Azalee was the 7542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 939th; the most babies were born in 1924 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,038 places. More babies were named Azalee in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Azalea) azalea (flower) · Greek, English
- Rank in 2025
- #7,542 girls, down 3,172 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192450 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,526babies recorded
What does the name Azalee mean?
Azalee is a spelling of Azalea, pronounced the same way, so it shares Azalea's meaning and origin.
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
Azalee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,542 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,370 | 31 |
| 2010 | #9,314 | 12 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #13,183 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,773 | 6 |
| 1940 | #1,748 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,706 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,473 | 30 |
| 1910 | #1,215 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Azalee, counting every spelling?
Azalee is a spelling of Azalea, a name family that ranked #284 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,542 for Azalee 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 Azalee?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azalee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Azalee 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azalee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azalee?
About 500 people born in the US named Azalee are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 77. That makes Azalee mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Azalee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azalee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Azalee
What does Azalee mean?
Azalee is a spelling of Azalea, which means “azalea (flower)” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Azalee?
Azalee was the 7542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 939th; the most babies were born in 1924 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,038 places. More babies were named Azalee in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Azalee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Azalee in the US.