Azalia
Girl name · #2331 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 78 baby girls were named Azalia, placing it at #2331 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2646, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,077 girls born in 2025 was named Azalia.
The 127-year story
Azalia first appears in the Social Security records in 1898, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 95 babies and a rank of #2040. 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 Azalia per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Azalia in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Azalia is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Azalia will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Azalia is most common
State-level data for Azalia is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Azalia
Statistically, parents drawn to Azalia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adalia, Atalia, Adelia, Athalia, and Amilia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azalia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2326 |
| 2024 | 95 | #2040 |
| 2023 | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | 84 | #2228 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2416 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3450 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3499 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3245 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3053 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2966 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2646 |
| 2014 | 81 | #2290 |
| 2013 | 88 | #2137 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3314 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2838 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2803 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3298 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3859 |
| 2007 | 52 | #3247 |
| 2006 | 45 | #3505 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2865 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3989 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2999 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3523 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4025 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azalia a popular girl name?
Azalia ranked #2331 among girls in 2025 with 78 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2646.
When was the name Azalia most popular?
Azalia peaked in 2024, when 95 American girls received the name (ranked #2040 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azalia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,077 newborn American girls was named Azalia. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.