Azrael
Azrael is the canonical angel of death in Islam and appears centuries earlier in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning & Origin of Azrael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Azrael is the canonical angel of death in Islam and appears centuries earlier in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The Story of Azrael
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Azrael as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 8 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 34 newborns named Azrael — #4,076 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Azrael on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Azrael ranks #7,041 for girls with 15 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 371 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Azrael first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 410 births, good for #665 nationwide. About 68% of every Azrael on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Azrael ranks #665 for boys with 410 births, rising sharply (+85% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Azrael
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Azrael. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Izrail
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About the name Azrael
Azrael is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Azrael's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #665. Use the chart and map above to compare Azrael'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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