Azriel Boy
How popular is Azriel?
#529 boy name in 2025
566 baby boys were named Azriel in the US in 2025, making it the 529th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
Azriel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #529 for boys (▲ 76 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 566 boys, 20 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+439% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,546 in 2015, #1,124 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (566 boys) |
| Highest rank | #529 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 91% boys, 9% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Azriel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Azriel family of names ranked #500 for boys in 2025 (#557 the year before), with 593 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Azriel | 566 | 95% |
| Asriel | 27 | 5% |
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 Azriel is most popular
Babies named Azriel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 0.6 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (99 boys)
- Nevada: 0.6 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (357 boys)
- Hawaii: 0.4 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Azriel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 40 | #4,328 |
| 1990s | 117 | #3,275 |
| 2000s | 548 | #1,625 |
| 2010s | 1,060 | #1,202 |
| 2020s | 2,227 | #529 |
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Questions
- Is Azriel a boy or girl name?
- Azriel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named Azriel were boys.
- How popular is the name Azriel?
- 566 baby boys were named Azriel in the US in 2025, making it the 529th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
- When was Azriel most popular?
- Azriel peaked in 2025, when 566 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #529 in 2025.
- How many people are named Azriel?
- 4,686 babies have been named Azriel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,654 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Azriel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Azriel was most common in New Mexico, at 0.6 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.