Azora
Girl name · #2432 in 2025 · Very rare
Azora ranks #2432 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 74 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,324 girls born in 2025 was named Azora.
Babies named Azora per year. Source: SSA.
The 19-year story
Azora first appears in the Social Security records in 2006, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 85 babies and a rank of #2218. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Azora against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Azora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Azora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Azora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Azora is most common
State-level data for Azora 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 Azora
Statistically, parents drawn to Azora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aaira, Avira, Jinora, Anora, and Azara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2410 |
| 2024 | 85 | #2218 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2555 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2579 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3002 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7409 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10113 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14582 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azora a popular girl name?
Azora ranked #2432 among girls in 2025 with 74 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Azora most popular?
Azora peaked in 2024, when 85 American girls received the name (ranked #2218 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,324 newborn American girls was named Azora. 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.