How Many People Are Named Azel?
people named Azel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 741,398 people in the US has this name
Based on 558 babies named Azel in Social Security records from 1900 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "reserved" in Hebrew. This is both the name of a minor character and a place name in the Old Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Azel, 17.2% were girls and 82.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Azel fell from 25.1% in the 2010s to 11.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Azel alive today is about 10 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Azel first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 2023, to 43 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Azel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,177, in 1900. In 2025 it ranked #4,061. Among girls, its best rank was #4,391, in 1938.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,061 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,177 (1900) | #4,391 (1938) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,747 in the 2020s | #14,920 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Azel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Azel were born in Texas than in any other state: about 57 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Azel was given about 7 times as often in Texas.
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