Azael Boy
How popular is Azael?
#645 boy name in 2025
432 baby boys were named Azael in the US in 2025, making it the 645th most popular boy name.
Azael popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #645 for boys (▲ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 432 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+254% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,406 in 2015, #1,130 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (432 boys) |
| Highest rank | #645 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Azael counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Azael family of names ranked #547 for boys in 2025 (#564 the year before), with 521 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Azael | 432 | 83% |
| Asael | 89 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Azael is most popular
Babies named Azael per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 0.9 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Texas: 0.7 per 1,000 (592 boys)
- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Colorado: 0.5 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Nevada: 0.5 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Azael by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 28 | #4,507 |
| 1990s | 177 | #2,459 |
| 2000s | 724 | #1,433 |
| 2010s | 1,085 | #1,107 |
| 2020s | 1,928 | #645 |
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Questions
- Is Azael a boy or girl name?
- Azael is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Azael were boys.
- How popular is the name Azael?
- 432 baby boys were named Azael in the US in 2025, making it the 645th most popular boy name.
- When was Azael most popular?
- Azael peaked in 2025, when 432 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #645 in 2025.
- How many people are named Azael?
- 3,947 babies have been named Azael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,918 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Azael most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Azael was most common in New Mexico, at 0.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.