Fun Facts About the Name Aza
- 623 babies named Aza: U.S. records list 623 babies given the name Aza from 1880 through 2025. Even 115 boys received the name Aza - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Aza Mean?
Aza is a Hebrew name commonly explained as "strong," from a root associated with strength and might (ע-ז-ז). It is a short, direct name rather than a compound. The similar Arabic name Azza is a separate name with its own meaning and history; the resemblance in English spelling does not make the two forms the same name.
Aza Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name is built on a root for strength, but its early personal-name history is not well documented. It is distinct from the Hebrew place name ʿAzza (Gaza), which has a similar form and an uncertain etymology of its own.
The same root is visible in Hebrew oz (עוז), "strength," and in longer names such as Uzi. Those forms share a root with Aza, not a single documented name history.
How Popular is the Name Aza?
Aza has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #3,604 in 1926.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,358 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #5,960 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #6,194 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,333 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #7,307 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #5,687 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #5,055 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,334 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #5,539 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #7,298 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,758 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #11,110 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #13,376 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,708 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #8,263 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #5,631 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #8,971 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #9,570 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #7,436 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #7,533 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #13,212 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #12,942 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,587 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #12,372 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,096 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #14,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #14,414 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #13,989 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,690 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,811 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #10,383 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #11,065 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #5,800 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #4,615 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,674 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1930 | #4,614 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1929 | #4,106 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,345 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,604 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #5,035 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,510 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,050 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,515 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,440 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,057 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,483 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #8,998 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,313 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #12,216 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #7,710 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,619 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,347 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,837 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,969 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,194 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,036 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Aza Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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