Fun Facts About the Name Azari
- More than 2 thousand babies named Azari: U.S. records list 2,869 babies given the name Azari from 1880 through 2025. Even 832 boys received the name Azari - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Azari Mean?
Azari has two unrelated origins. In Persian, āzar (آذر) means "fire," and names formed from this word are commonly understood as "fire" or "fiery." The same element appears in the name of Azerbaijan, whose older Persian form is traditionally explained with reference to fire. In Hebrew, Azari is best understood as a short form of Azariah (עֲזַרְיָה), built from the verb ʿāzar, "he helped," and yāh, a shortened form of the divine name; the full name means "Yahweh has helped." The same Hebrew root also carries the sense "help," so the shorter form can be read as "my help." The Persian and Hebrew derivations are not related to each other, and they only happen to sound alike in English.
Azari Name History & Origins
The Persian element āzar is tied to the historical region of Azerbaijan, called Āzarbāyjān in Persian. The area around Baku is known for natural gas seeps that burn continuously, and Zoroastrian fire temples were built there, which is the basis for the traditional explanation of the regional name as "land of fire." The older form of the name, Āturpātakān, is generally traced instead to a personal name meaning something like "protected by fire." Given names formed with āzar occur in Persian and in the Turkic-speaking communities of Azerbaijan. Azari is also the long-standing term for the Turkic language of that region, usually called Azeri or Azerbaijani Turkish.
In Hebrew tradition, Azari belongs to a group of names built on the divine name. Azariah is a well-attested biblical name, borne by several figures, including a king of Judah who is also called Uzziah and a high priest of the temple. Shorter forms such as Azari, Azaria, and Azariah have continued in Jewish use and appear as given names in Israel and in English-speaking countries.
In Arabic, the related name Āzar appears in the Qur'an as the name of Abraham's father. Its meaning is not agreed upon, and it is sometimes linked to the Persian word for fire. That name and Azari are similar in form but are not simply the same name in two languages.
How Popular is the Name Azari?
Azari recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2023. Its best rank was #697 in 2023.
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 | #766 | 354 | 0.0220% |
| 2024 | #875 | 307 | 0.0190% |
| 2023 | #697 | 413 | 0.0258% |
| 2022 | #1,411 | 161 | 0.0098% |
| 2021 | #2,188 | 85 | 0.0052% |
| 2020 | #2,258 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 2019 | #2,604 | 67 | 0.0040% |
| 2018 | #3,208 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #2,906 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 2016 | #2,804 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 2015 | #2,933 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2014 | #3,493 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2013 | #3,580 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,791 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2011 | #3,555 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2010 | #4,037 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #5,406 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #5,784 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #5,926 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #6,901 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #8,976 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,815 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #9,776 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #12,374 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #14,415 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,920 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 2024 | #1,774 | 92 | 0.0054% |
| 2023 | #1,696 | 100 | 0.0059% |
| 2022 | #1,758 | 94 | 0.0054% |
| 2021 | #2,280 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #2,236 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #2,425 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2018 | #2,804 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #2,960 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #3,367 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,559 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #4,404 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,280 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #4,261 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #7,056 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,066 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #5,578 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,798 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,998 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,676 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,029 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,057 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,845 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,727 | 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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