Azeneth
Feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "a daughter of strength".
Name Census estimates that about 1,461 living Americans carry the first name Azeneth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Azeneth today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Azeneth births was 2003 (161 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Azeneth. 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.
Key insights
- • Azeneth is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 234,603 Americans
Peak year
2003
161 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,403
Tracked since 1969
Census
Azeneth in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 895 people with the first name Azeneth, which placed it at #13,469 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,469
National first-name rank
People counted
895
895 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Azeneth
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Azeneth is Hispanic at 96.1%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Azeneth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Azeneth at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.1% · 860
- White2.2% · 20
- Black or African American1.0% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 3
Popularity
Azeneth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Azeneth from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 625 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Azeneth remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Azeneth 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 Azeneth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Azeneths live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Azeneth, while Utah, Tennessee, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 85 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Azeneth
The name Azeneth has its roots in ancient Hebrew culture and language. It is a variant spelling of the biblical name Asenath, which appears in the Book of Genesis as the name of the wife of Joseph, the son of Jacob. Asenath was an Egyptian woman, the daughter of Poti-Phera, a priest of On.
The name Asenath is derived from the ancient Egyptian words "ns-nt," which roughly translates to "belonging to Neith." Neith was an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with war, hunting, and weaving. The name Azeneth is a later variation that emerged from the original Hebrew and Egyptian forms.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Azeneth was a Christian martyr from the 3rd century AD. According to tradition, Azeneth was a virgin martyr who suffered during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Decius in the year 250 AD. Her feast day is celebrated on April 21st in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the 16th century, a notable figure named Azeneth appeared in the apocryphal text "The History of Asenath," which recounts the story of Joseph and his wife Asenath from the Book of Genesis. This text was likely written in Greek and later translated into various languages, including Latin and Slavonic.
Another historical figure with the name Azeneth was Azeneth Bates (1809-1878), an American educator and abolitionist. She was born in Massachusetts and founded several schools for African American children in the mid-19th century, including the Bates Colored School in Baltimore, Maryland.
In the 20th century, Azeneth de Taisne (1901-1977) was a Belgian artist and painter known for her abstract and surrealist works. She was part of the avant-garde art scene in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s and had several solo exhibitions throughout her career.
Azeneth Bienvenu (1892-1968) was a French-American chef and author who played a significant role in popularizing French cuisine in the United States. She authored several cookbooks, including the influential "Gourmet's Guide to Outdoor Cooking" in 1959.
While not a common name in modern times, Azeneth has a rich historical background rooted in ancient cultures and religious traditions. Its unique spelling and connections to biblical and apocryphal texts have contributed to its enduring appeal throughout the centuries.
People
Azeneth + last name combinations
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FAQ
Azeneth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Azeneth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,461 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Azeneth 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 234,603 US residents.
Is Azeneth a common name?
We classify Azeneth as "Rare". It ranks above 92.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,478 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Azeneth most popular?
The single biggest year for Azeneth was 2003, when 161 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Azeneth is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Azeneth in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 895 people with the name Azeneth, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,469 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Azeneth in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Azeneth?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Azeneth appears almost entirely female. Of the 899 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Azeneth?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Azeneth is Hispanic at 96.1%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Azeneth most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Azeneth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.1% (860 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Azeneth in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Azeneth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Azeneth 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 Azeneth still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Azeneth 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 Azeneth 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.
How many people are called Azeneth?
Find out how many people have the name Azeneth on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.