Azariah
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Meaning
“Hebrew biblical name meaning 'Yahweh has helped'”
The story
Azariah is Hebrew for Yahweh has helped, a name the Bible hands out generously, kings of Judah and priests and one of Daniel's three companions before the furnace gave him a Babylonian alias. Its American record is young and remarkably balanced: about 2,300 in the 2000s, 5,500 in the 2010s, and already 5,600 so far this decade, past the full total, running about 2,600 girls to 3,000 boys, as evenly shared as any name at this scale in our records. The all-time ledger agrees: 7,400 girls to 6,600 boys, two columns growing in step. It rises with the prophet register, Gideon, Ismael, Ezequiel, Jaziel, but shares a property none of them have: the help in the name lands on daughters and sons alike, and the record shows families deciding that was always the point.
How popular is Azariah around the world?
In the United States, 5,625 babies were named Azariah between 2020 and 2025.
Azariah is on the official records of the United States, England and Wales, Canada, Ireland and South Australia.
United States
1 in 3,900
In the United States, 5,625 babies were named Azariah between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Azariah peaked in the 2020s. In 2025 Azariah went to 463 girls and 645 boys in the US Social Security record, one of the few names given to girls and boys in nearly equal numbers.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
England and Wales
1 in 5,300
In England and Wales, 82 boys named Azariah were born in 2025, the 474th most common name among boys that year.
In England and Wales, 28 girls named Azariah were born in 2025, ranked 1,166th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Canada
1 in 5,900
In Canada, 43 boys named Azariah were born in 2024, the 641st most common name among boys that year.
In Canada, 19 girls named Azariah were born in 2024, ranked 1,286th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Ireland
1 in 18,000
In Ireland, 3 boys named Azariah were born in 2025, the 829th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Azariah in 2017.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
New Zealand
last on record 2024
Azariah is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Azariah
Most people given the name Azariah in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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