Azazel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-ZAY-zel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,990 for boys
Azazel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Azazel mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew name
In Leviticus 16 the scapegoat is sent 'to Azazel' in the wilderness; later Jewish texts made Azazel a fallen angel.
Is Azazel a girl's or a boy's name?
Azazel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 41 boys in the US.
How popular is Azazel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Azazel, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008. 6 girls were also named Azazel in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Azazel in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Azazel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,050 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
Names like Azazel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Asaiah Azaiah Musa Zamir Asiah Ibrahim Abdullah Muhammad Abdiel Azariah Azai Azir
Names related to Azazel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Azazel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azazel, updated 20 October 2026.