Azra
Girl name · #2595 in 2025 · Very rare
Azra is currently the #2595 girl name in the United States — 67 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3177, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,866 girls born in 2025 was named Azra.
The 49-year story
Azra first appears in the Social Security records in 1976, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 67 babies and a rank of #2583. 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 Azra per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Azra in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Azra is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Azra will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Azra is most common
State-level data for Azra 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 Azra
Statistically, parents drawn to Azra tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cyra, Adora, Anara, Hera, and Ayda.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azra | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2583 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2789 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2689 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2608 |
| 2020 | 53 | #3015 |
| 2019 | 52 | #3085 |
| 2018 | 51 | #3158 |
| 2017 | 54 | #3014 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3229 |
| 2015 | 52 | #3177 |
| 2014 | 44 | #3549 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3218 |
| 2012 | 50 | #3267 |
| 2011 | 46 | #3452 |
| 2010 | 40 | #3816 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3944 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4360 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3848 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4685 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4029 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3819 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5419 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5673 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6067 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azra a popular girl name?
Azra ranked #2595 among girls in 2025 with 67 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3177.
When was the name Azra most popular?
Azra peaked in 2025, when 67 American girls received the name (ranked #2583 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azra?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,866 newborn American girls was named Azra. 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.