Azarie
A masculine name of French origin meaning "helped by God".
Name Census estimates that about 241 living Americans carry the first name Azarie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 79.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Azarie today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Azarie births was 2023 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Azarie. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Azarie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
241
~ 1 in 1,422,217 Americans
Peak year
2023
28 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,952
Tracked since 2007
Gender
Gender distribution for Azarie
Azarie is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 243 total registrations, 51 (21.0%) were male and 192 (79.0%) were female.
Azarie as a male name
- Ranked #8,361 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (11 births)
Azarie as a female name
- Ranked #6,952 in 2024
- 16 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (17 births)
Popularity
Azarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Azarie 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 115 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Azarie 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 Azarie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Azaries live
Origin
Meaning and history of Azarie
The name Azarie has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is derived from the Hebrew word "Azaryahu," which means "Yahweh has helped" or "God has helped." The name can be traced back to ancient times, with its earliest recorded usage found in the Old Testament of the Bible.
In the Bible, Azariah is the name of several individuals, including a high priest during the reign of King Solomon and a king of Judah. The name is also mentioned in the Book of Daniel, where Azariah is one of the three young men thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to worship the golden idol set up by King Nebuchadnezzar.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Azarie dates back to the 6th century BC, when a Jewish high priest named Azariah served during the reign of King Josiah. Another notable individual named Azariah was a 16th-century Jewish philosopher and theologian from Italy, known as Azariah dei Rossi.
Throughout history, the name Azarie has been borne by several notable individuals. One of the earliest was Azarias, a 3rd-century Christian martyr who was executed during the Roman persecution of Christians under the emperor Diocletian. Another Azarias was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and theologian who played a significant role in the Iconoclastic Controversy.
In the 12th century, Azarie Judah ben Joseph Hayyun was a Jewish philosopher and poet from Spain. He is known for his work "The Book of Definitions," which explored philosophical and religious concepts. In the 16th century, Azariah de' Rossi was an influential Italian Jewish scholar and historian who wrote extensively on Jewish history and traditions.
More recently, Azarie Mvogo is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Swiss national team and Ligue 1 club Lorient. He was born in 1994 and has represented Switzerland at various youth levels before making his senior debut in 2017.
People
Azarie + last name combinations
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FAQ
Azarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Azarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 241 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Azarie 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 1,422,217 US residents.
Is Azarie a common name?
We classify Azarie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 243 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Azarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Azarie was 2023, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Azarie is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Azarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Azarie a female name?
Yes, 79.0% of people registered as Azarie 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.
Is Azarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Azarie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Azarie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Azarie as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.