Azari
Azari was the 766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 354 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 696th with 415 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,167 places. More babies were named Azari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it uh-ZAR-ee /əˈzɑri/
- Rank in 2025
- #766 girls, up 1,492 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 354girls
- Girls and boys
- 76% girls, 24% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023415 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,872babies recorded
What does the name Azari mean?
Azari is a recent American name, given to both girls and boys, with no documented origin as a first name. Wiktionary records Azari only as a spelling of Azeri, meaning Azerbaijani. It also resembles the biblical name Azariah. None of the sources consulted explains why it is used as a first name in the US, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin as a given name.
Related names: Azariah.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Azari', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Azari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #766 | #1,920 | 354 | 81 |
| 2020 | #2,258 | #2,236 | 79 | 61 |
| 2010 | #4,038 | #6,067 | 37 | 14 |
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How popular is Azari, counting every spelling?
Azari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #723 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #766 for Azari on its own. Together these spellings went to 392 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azari | 354 | #766 | 1,323 |
| Azarie | 20 | #5,945 | 72 |
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 Azari?
354 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azari (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Azari 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 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azari?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Azari are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Azari 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.
Azari by state
How common Azari was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.1×), Arizona (2.0×), Colorado (1.9×), Utah (1.8×), California (1.6×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Azari: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azari, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Azari · Sibling names for Azari
Questions about the name Azari
How popular is the name Azari?
Azari was the 766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 354 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 696th with 415 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,167 places. More babies were named Azari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Azari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 76% girls, 24% boys given the name Azari in the US.
Where is Azari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Azari was most common in New Mexico (0.54 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Maryland.