Azure
Azure is a given name and surname meaning blue.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Azure
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Azure is a given name and surname meaning blue.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Azure
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Azure as a girl name dates back to 1975, when 121 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 121 newborns named Azure — #1,005 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Azure on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Azure ranks #4,873 for girls with 27 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Azure first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 33 births, good for #3,480 nationwide. About 42% of every Azure on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Azure ranks #3,480 for boys with 33 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). All told, over 477 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Azure
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Azure. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Azure
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About the name Azure
Azure is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Azure's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,005. Use the chart and map above to compare Azure'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.