Alazia
Alazia was a city of ancient Mysia near the River Odrysses, which flows out of Lake Dascylitis from the west through the plain of Mygdonia and empties into the Rhyndacus. Demetrius of Scepsis calls the town Alazonia (Ἀλαζονία) and places it along with Argyria on the right bank of the Aesepus River near Scepsis.
Meaning & Origin of Alazia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alazia was a city of ancient Mysia near the River Odrysses, which flows out of Lake Dascylitis from the west through the plain of Mygdonia and empties into the Rhyndacus. Demetrius of Scepsis calls the town Alazonia (Ἀλαζονία) and places it along with Argyria on the right bank of the Aesepus River near Scepsis.
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The Story of Alazia
Alazia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 21 Alazias were born — ranking #5,364 that year. As of 2026, Alazia ranks #15,678 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 227 Alazias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alazia
Alazia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 227 births in the dataset. Alazia's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #5,364. Use the chart and map above to compare Alazia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
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