Azaria
Azaria was the 638th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 453 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 303 places. More babies were named Azaria in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning God has helped (form of Azariah) · Hebrew
Say it az-uh-RYE-uh /ˌæzəˈraɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #638 girls, up 396 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 453girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025453 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,827babies recorded
What does the name Azaria mean?
Azaria is a form of Azariah, the Hebrew name Azaryah, "Yahweh has helped," as Wiktionary explains for Azariah. Wiktionary records Azaria as a girls' name in English and as the Italian form of Azariah. Among the biblical bearers are a king of Judah and one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:7). US records show Azaria from 1988 for girls and 2001 for boys.
עֲזַרְיָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Yahweh has helped”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Azariah, Azarias, Azriel.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Azaria' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Azariah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Daniel 1:7, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Azaria popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 224 since 2001, 16 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #638 | 453 |
| 2020 | #1,034 | 243 |
| 2010 | #903 | 290 |
| 2000 | #1,346 | 140 |
| 1990 | #2,130 | 61 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Azaria, counting every spelling?
Azaria is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #633 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #638 for Azaria on its own. Together these spellings went to 460 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azaria | 453 | #638 | 1,787 |
| Azzaria | 7 | #12,102 | 38 |
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 Azaria?
453 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azaria (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Azaria 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 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azaria.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azaria?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Azaria are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Azaria mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Azaria by state
How common Azaria was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.3×), South Carolina (2.3×), Georgia (2.1×), Alabama (2.0×), Tennessee (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Oregon, Minnesota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Azaria: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azaria, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Azaria · Sibling names for Azaria
Questions about the name Azaria
What does Azaria mean?
Azaria means “God has helped (form of Azariah)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Azaria?
Azaria was the 638th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 453 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 303 places. More babies were named Azaria in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Azaria a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Azaria in the US.
Where is Azaria most popular?
In 2021–2025, Azaria was most common in Mississippi (0.73 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and New Mexico.