Azariah
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.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Azariah peaked in the 2020s.
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.
The Azariah deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Azariah truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Azariah fits with your family’s names and surname.
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