Azura
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-ZOOR-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,710 for girls
Azura is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,710th for girls in the US (119 babies).
What does Azura mean?
Modern: probably an elaboration of azure, the sky-blue colour
In the ancient Book of Jubilees, Azura is the name of the wife of Seth, son of Adam.
Is Azura a girl's or a boy's name?
Azura is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 119 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Azura in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Azura, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Azura in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were given Azura or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,870, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Azzurra 7
- Azura 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Azura in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
How popular is Azura in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,710th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 119 about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 132% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 119 girls in the US were named Azura, making it the 1,710th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. It first appears in the records in 1975.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Azura of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Azura in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 137 girls in the US were given Azura or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,364, up from #1,710 for this spelling alone.
- Azura 119
- Azzurra 13
- Azurah 5
Azura in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #1,710 |
| 2024 | 109 | #1,840 |
| 2023 | 85 | #2,210 |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,404 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,715 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,659 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4,075 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3,777 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4,724 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4,241 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Names like Azura
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira, Safa, Ayra, Abeeha, Amara, Hafsa, Aiza, Ayla, Aaliyah, Khadija, Amaya, Ayah
Other spellings of Azura
Names related to Azura
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Azura: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azura, updated 20 October 2026.