Azriel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AZ-ree-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #986 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #529 for boys
Azriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my help”. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 529th for boys in the US (566 babies).
What does Azriel mean?
Hebrew
“God is my help”
Distinct from Azrael, the name given to the angel of death in Jewish and Islamic tradition.
Is Azriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Azriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the UK and 20 girls and 566 boys in the US.
How popular is Azriel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #986among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 429% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Azriel, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Azriel of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Azriel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were given Azriel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #748, up from #986 for this spelling alone.
In 2019, 33% of the babies named Azriel in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales.
Azriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
How popular is Azriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #529among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 566about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 227% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 566 boys in the US were named Azriel, making it the 529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,124th. It first appears in the records in 1972. 20 girls were also named Azriel in 2025 (5,916th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most boys named Azriel of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Azriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,038 boys in the US were given Azriel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #335, up from #529 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 33% of the babies named Azriel in the US in 1999, and 3% in 2025.
Azriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 566 | #529 |
| 2024 | 472 | #605 |
| 2023 | 416 | #657 |
| 2022 | 353 | #735 |
| 2021 | 245 | #924 |
| 2020 | 175 | #1,124 |
| 2019 | 159 | #1,202 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1,530 |
| 2017 | 125 | #1,402 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,399 |
| 2015 | 105 | #1,546 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,732 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 92 | #1,644 |
| 2010 | 93 | #1,665 |
| 2009 | 97 | #1,625 |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,708 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,293 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,503 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
Names like Azriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adriel Axel Aziel Luca Ezra Ezekiel Asher Gabriel Matteo Thiago Arlo Tobias
Other spellings of Azriel
Names related to Azriel
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, “Azriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azriel, updated 20 October 2026.