Azaliah
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "devoted to God".
Name Census estimates that about 460 living Americans carry the first name Azaliah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Azaliah today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Azaliah births was 2015 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Azaliah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
460
~ 1 in 745,118 Americans
Peak year
2015
42 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,560
Tracked since 2002
Popularity
Azaliah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Azaliah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 251 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Azaliah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Azaliah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Azaliah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Azaliahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Azaliah, while Florida, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Azaliah
The name Azaliah is believed to have its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is a combination of the Hebrew words "azal," meaning "to go away," and "Yah," a shortened form of the name of God, "Yahweh." The name carries the meaning of "Gone away from God" or "Forsaken by God."
In the Old Testament of the Bible, the name Azaliah is mentioned as the father of Hoshaiah, a prince during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah (circa 609-598 BCE). This reference is found in the Book of Jeremiah, chapter 42, verse 1.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Azaliah ben Meshullam, a Jewish scholar who lived in the 10th century CE. He was a renowned Talmudist and contributed significantly to the study and interpretation of the Talmud, the central text of Rabbinic Judaism.
In the 12th century, Azaliah ben Judah was a prominent French Jewish scholar and commentator on the Talmud. He lived in Narbonne, a city in southern France, and his commentaries were highly regarded among his contemporaries.
During the 17th century, Azaliah Conyers was an English religious writer and minister. He was born in 1628 and is known for his work "The Vindication of the Present Reformation," published in 1689, which defended the Protestant Reformation in England.
In the 19th century, Azaliah Semple was an American Presbyterian minister and educator. He was born in 1798 in Kentucky and served as the president of Oakland College, a Presbyterian college in Mississippi, from 1844 to 1848.
Another notable individual with this name was Azaliah M. Freeman, an American lawyer and politician from Illinois. He was born in 1805 and served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 1840s.
People
Azaliah + last name combinations
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FAQ
Azaliah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Azaliah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 460 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Azaliah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 745,118 US residents.
Is Azaliah a common name?
We classify Azaliah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 464 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Azaliah most popular?
The single biggest year for Azaliah was 2015, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Azaliah is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Azaliah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Azaliah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.