Azania
A'zania is a name that has been applied to various parts of southeastern tropical Africa. In the Roman period and perhaps earlier, the toponym has been hypothesised to have referred to a portion of the Southeast African coast extending from southern Somalia to the border between Mozambique and South Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Azania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A'zania is a name that has been applied to various parts of southeastern tropical Africa. In the Roman period and perhaps earlier, the toponym has been hypothesised to have referred to a portion of the Southeast African coast extending from southern Somalia to the border between Mozambique and South Africa.
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The Story of Azania
Azania first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 10 Azanias were born — ranking #9,543 that year. As of 2026, Azania ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 90 Azanias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Azania
Azania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Azania's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Azania's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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