Azucena
Azucena is a Spanish surname and a feminine given name meaning "madonna lily", a flower that is a symbol of Mary, mother of Jesus.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Azucena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Azucena is a Spanish surname and a feminine given name meaning "madonna lily", a flower that is a symbol of Mary, mother of Jesus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Azucena
Azucena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 194 births, good for #1,090 nationwide. About 35% of every Azucena on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Azucena ranks #3,552 for baby girls with 43 births, holding steady (+5%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Azucena
Azucena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Azucena's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #1,090. Use the chart and map above to compare Azucena'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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