Aziel
Meaning
traditionally interpreted as 'God is my strength', related to Uzziel/Azriel
The story
Aziel is traditionally read as God is my strength, kin to Uzziel and Azriel, as our meaning records note, and it is among the sharpest live surges on this entire site. The record barely knew it: about 40 in the 1990s, 250 in the 2000s, 850 in the 2010s. Then this decade: already 7,700, nine times the full 2010s with years still to run. No single cause is on record, and we decline to invent one; the name rises inside the broader current of Hebrew-rooted -el names that Latino Christian families especially have carried, Aziel beside Adriel and Azael, each charting separately. In our records it goes to boys about 8,700 to 75. A name meaning strength, arriving at nine times its old pace: whatever is carrying it, the record says it has only just started.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aziel peaked in the 2020s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
670 people · the #10,924 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 40
Among people named Aziel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 30 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Aziel
Most people given the name Aziel 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 Aziel deep dive
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