Azariah
Azariah was the 472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 645 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 228 places. More babies were named Azariah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning God has helped (biblical) · Hebrew
Say it az-uh-RYE-uh /ˌæzəˈraɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #472 boys, up 206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 645boys
- Girls and boys
- 47% girls, 53% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025645 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,947babies recorded
What does the name Azariah mean?
Azariah is a Hebrew name, Azaryah, meaning "Yahweh has helped," from azar, to help, and Yah, God. The Bible has several men of this name. They include a king of Judah, son of Amaziah (2 Kings 15:1), and one of Daniel's three companions in Babylon, whom the king's officer renamed Abed-nego (Daniel 1:6-7). Wiktionary records it as a boys' name and as a modern girls' name. Azaria and Azarias are other forms.
עֲזַרְיָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Yahweh has helped”)עָזַר (Biblical Hebrew, “to help”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Azaria, Azarias, Ezra, Eleazar.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Azariah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- 2 Kings 15:1, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Daniel 1:7, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
Nicknames for Azariah
The usual nicknames for Azariah are Riah.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riah | Modern | — | 10 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Azariahs go by each one.
Azariah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #630 | #472 | 463 | 645 |
| 2020 | #855 | #678 | 317 | 379 |
| 2010 | #968 | #1,383 | 264 | 121 |
| 2000 | #2,594 | #2,531 | 57 | 37 |
| 1990 | — | #7,257 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | #5,580 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Azariah, counting every spelling?
Azariah has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #475 for boys in 2025, against #472 on the official list, because Kason/Kasen/Casen and Mohamed/Mohammad/Mohammed and Chosen/Chozen/Chozyn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Azariah?
645 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azariah (0.18 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Azariah 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 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azariah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azariah?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Azariah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Azariah 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.
Azariah by state
How common Azariah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (6.6×), Hawaii (4.9×), Oregon (2.3×), Washington (2.1×), Colorado (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Connecticut, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Azariah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azariah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Azariah · Sibling names for Azariah
Questions about the name Azariah
What does Azariah mean?
Azariah means “God has helped (biblical)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Azariah?
Azariah was the 472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 645 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 228 places. More babies were named Azariah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Azariah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 47% girls, 53% boys given the name Azariah in the US.
Where is Azariah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Azariah was most common in New Mexico (2.00 per 1,000 boys), followed by Hawaii and South Dakota.