Azelia
Girl name · #4778 in 2025 · Uniqueness 62/100
In 2025, 28 baby girls were named Azelia, placing it at #4778 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Azelia.
The 107-year story
Azelia first appears in the Social Security records in 1918, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 39 babies and a rank of #3822. 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 Azelia per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Azelia in class?
Azelia scores 62 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Azelia is most common
State-level data for Azelia is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Azelia
Statistically, parents drawn to Azelia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Atalia, Azaylia, Sicilia, Amellia, and Amillia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azelia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4793 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6325 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6110 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9264 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8758 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azelia a popular girl name?
Azelia ranked #4778 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Azelia most popular?
Azelia peaked in 2024, when 39 American girls received the name (ranked #3822 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azelia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Azelia. It scores 62/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify 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.