Azariah
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- az-a-RY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #503 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #472 for boys
Unisex
Azariah is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has helped”. In 2025 it ranked 503rd for boys in the UK (85 babies) and 472nd for boys in the US (645 babies).
What does Azariah mean?
Hebrew
“God has helped”
In the Book of Daniel, Azariah is the Hebrew name of Abednego, who survived the fiery furnace.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Azariah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Azariah has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls and 85 boys in the UK and 463 girls and 645 boys in the US.
How popular is Azariah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #503among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 3,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 210% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the UK were named Azariah, making it the 503rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. 28 girls were also named Azariah in 2025 (1,217th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Azariah of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Azariah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2008, 71% of the babies named Azariah in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 25%, with more boys than girls since 2022.
Among boys in 2025, it was 474th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Azariah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #503 |
| 2024 | 65 | #646 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
How popular is Azariah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #472among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 645about 1 in 2,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 645 boys in the US were named Azariah, making it the 472nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 678th. It first appears in the records in 1972. 463 girls were also named Azariah in 2025 (630th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most boys named Azariah of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Azariah in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 42% of the babies named Azariah in the US were girls.
Azariah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 645 | #472 |
| 2024 | 607 | #504 |
| 2023 | 515 | #568 |
| 2022 | 434 | #638 |
| 2021 | 427 | #646 |
| 2020 | 379 | #678 |
| 2019 | 356 | #702 |
| 2018 | 308 | #763 |
| 2017 | 293 | #790 |
| 2016 | 301 | #788 |
| 2015 | 360 | #698 |
| 2014 | 270 | #835 |
| 2013 | 260 | #827 |
| 2012 | 172 | #1,084 |
| 2011 | 129 | #1,319 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,383 |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,347 |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,494 |
| 2007 | 97 | #1,607 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,823 |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,722 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,245 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Azariah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Abdullah Muhammad Ibrahim Zakariya Abdulrahman Zayd Ayyub Ahmed Mustafa Zakariyya Hamza
Other spellings of Azariah
Names related to Azariah
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Azariah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azariah, updated 20 October 2026.