Azarah
Azarah was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 15th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period, though he is not attested in any known contemporary artefacts. He is listed as the fifteenth among the, "seventeen kings who lived in tents" on the Mesopotamian Chronicles. According to the Mesopotamian Chronicles, Azarah was preceded by Belu.
Meaning & Origin of Azarah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Azarah was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 15th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period, though he is not attested in any known contemporary artefacts. He is listed as the fifteenth among the, "seventeen kings who lived in tents" on the Mesopotamian Chronicles. According to the Mesopotamian Chronicles, Azarah was preceded by Belu.
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The Story of Azarah
Azarah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 37 Azarahs were born — ranking #3,940 that year. As of 2026, Azarah ranks #3,940 for baby girls with 37 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 363 Azarahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Azarah
Azarah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 363 births in the dataset. Azarah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,940. Use the chart and map above to compare Azarah'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 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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