Azalea
Girl name · #278 in 2025 · Distinctive
Azalea is currently the #278 girl name in the United States — 1,109 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #580, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,623 girls born in 2025 was named Azalea.
The 123-year story
Azalea first appears in the Social Security records in 1902, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,109 babies and a rank of #278. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Azalea per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Azalea in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Azalea is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Azalea is most common
Geography matters for names, and Azalea is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Azalea is most common in NM (2.4 per 1,000), CO (1.5 per 1,000), OR (1.5 per 1,000), IA (1.3 per 1,000), AZ (1.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.9 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Azalea is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Azalea
Statistically, parents drawn to Azalea tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aurelia, Adelina, Amora, Alessia, and Aitana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azalea | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,109 | #278 |
| 2024 | 872 | #357 |
| 2023 | 841 | #365 |
| 2022 | 783 | #401 |
| 2021 | 753 | #419 |
| 2020 | 634 | #483 |
| 2019 | 581 | #528 |
| 2018 | 610 | #509 |
| 2017 | 523 | #576 |
| 2016 | 524 | #586 |
| 2015 | 524 | #580 |
| 2014 | 584 | #531 |
| 2013 | 446 | #628 |
| 2012 | 296 | #893 |
| 2011 | 204 | #1182 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1392 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1639 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1635 |
| 2007 | 128 | #1704 |
| 2006 | 121 | #1722 |
| 2005 | 137 | #1513 |
| 2004 | 97 | #1925 |
| 2003 | 94 | #1925 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1844 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1978 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azalea a popular girl name?
Azalea ranked #278 among girls in 2025 with 1,109 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #580.
When was the name Azalea most popular?
Azalea peaked in 2025, when 1,109 American girls received the name (ranked #278 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azalea?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,623 newborn American girls was named Azalea. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.