Azel
Azel is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Azel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Azel is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Azel
As a girl name
American parents first put Azel on the record books as a girl name in 1921, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 11 Azels were born — ranking #9,409 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Azels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 88 Azels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Azel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1900, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 36 births, good for #3,290 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Azels. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,358 among boy names with 35 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 512 Azels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Azel
Azel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 512 births in the dataset. Azel's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,162. Use the chart and map above to compare Azel'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.