Fun Facts About the Name Azalaya
- 71 babies named Azalaya: U.S. records list 71 babies given the name Azalaya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Azalaya Mean?
Azalaya has no documented etymology. It does not appear in the standard reference works on personal names, and no earlier form of it is recorded. Its spelling comes closest to Azalea, the flower name used in English, and to the variant Azalia. Azalea is taken from the botanical genus name Azalea, which rests on Greek azaleos, "dry" - a description of the plant's preferred soil. If Azalaya were a respelling of one of those names, its literal sense would be "dry." That link is an inference from shared spelling, not a recorded derivation, so the meaning of Azalaya itself remains uncertain.
Azalaya Name History & Origins
No use of Azalaya is documented in the older records of personal names, and its development cannot be traced. No earlier form of it in another language has been identified. The only thing it can be said to share with better-known names is surface spelling. The flower name Azalea came into English given-name use in the 19th century, along with other plant and flower names, and Azalia appears as a variant of it. Whether Azalaya is connected to either is unverified, and it should not be described as a documented variant without evidence.
How Popular is the Name Azalaya?
Azalaya 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 2022. Its best rank was #10,507 in 2022.
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 | #11,084 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,215 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #15,525 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,507 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #13,725 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,329 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,040 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,912 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #16,614 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #16,825 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,937 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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