Azure
Boy name · #3064 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Azure ranks #3064 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 40 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5507, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 boys born in 2025 was named Azure.
The 28-year story
Azure first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 40 babies and a rank of #3036. 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 Azure per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Azure in class?
Azure scores 46 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 Azure is most common
State-level data for Azure 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 Azure
Statistically, parents drawn to Azure tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zyire, Amire, Tyaire, Cyncere, and Zymire.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Azure | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3036 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3605 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3712 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4184 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3740 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4698 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4003 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5106 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5526 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5555 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5507 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4702 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8118 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7050 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8079 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5741 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6436 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7187 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6622 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5781 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5278 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5813 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9581 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7643 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9243 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Azure a popular boy name?
Azure ranked #3064 among boys in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5507.
When was the name Azure most popular?
Azure peaked in 2025, when 40 American boys received the name (ranked #3036 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Azure?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American boys was named Azure. It scores 46/100 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.