Azariah
Azariah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:Azariah, the name that archangel Raphael uses as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit. Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated Azariah (prophet), a prophet Azariah high priest of Israel Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah…
Meaning & Origin of Azariah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Azariah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:Azariah, the name that archangel Raphael uses as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit. Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated Azariah (prophet), a prophet Azariah high priest of Israel Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah…
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The Story of Azariah
As a girl name
Azariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 530 Azariahs were born — ranking #576 that year. As of 2026, Azariah ranks #576 for girls with 530 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Azariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Azariah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 627 Azariahs were born — ranking #493 that year. As of 2026, Azariah ranks #493 for boys with 627 births, rising sharply (+57% over the past five years). In total, more than 7K Azariahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Azariah
Azariah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Azariah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #563. Use the chart and map above to compare Azariah'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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