Fun Facts About the Name Azarya
- 199 babies named Azarya: U.S. records list 199 babies given the name Azarya from 1880 through 2025. Even 51 boys received the name Azarya - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Azarya Mean?
Azarya is a form of the biblical Hebrew name ʿAzaryah (עֲזַרְיָה), which means "Yahweh has helped." It joins a verb form from the root ʿ-z-r, "to help," with Yah, the short form of the divine name YHWH used in Hebrew personal names. In names built this way, the divine element is the one who acts: the literal sense is that Yahweh has given help, and English Bibles usually render the name as Azariah.
The same root appears in Elʿazar (Eleazar), "God has helped," where El replaces Yah, and in the ordinary noun ʿezer, "help." Hebrew names of this family also occur in a longer form, Azaryahu (ʿAzaryāhû), which uses the fuller spelling of the divine name. Transliteration explains the difference in spelling: Hebrew final -yah is often carried into English as -ya or -a, giving Azarya alongside Azariah.
Azarya Name History & Origins
Azarya belongs to a group of Hebrew names that were common in the kingdom of Judah. The Hebrew Bible has several figures named Azariah: a son of Zadok who served as high priest in Solomon's time; Azariah son of Amaziah, a king of Judah who is also called Uzziah; and Azariah, one of the young men from Judah taken to Babylon in the Book of Daniel, who was given the name Abednego. Longer forms such as Azaryahu fit the pattern of Judahite names ending in -yahu that appear in the biblical text and in Hebrew seals and inscriptions of the First Temple period.
In Greek-speaking Jewish communities the name took the form Azarias, the spelling used in the Septuagint. The Greek additions to the Book of Daniel include a prayer attributed to Azariah, the companion of Daniel, and the name also appears in other Greek versions of Old Testament books. Latin translations kept the form Azarias, and it entered Christian usage in that spelling.
Modern Hebrew uses Azarya (עֲזַרְיָה) as a masculine given name, spelled with a final -a because Hebrew final ה is usually transliterated that way. English readers are more likely to meet the biblical spelling Azariah, with Azaria as a further variant in English use. The surname Azaria also occurs among Jewish families. The Hebrew root behind the name, ʿ-z-r ("help"), is the same one found in the name Ezra.
How Popular is the Name Azarya?
Azarya 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 2025. Its best rank was #7,198 in 2025.
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 | #7,198 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #8,495 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,696 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #11,363 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,667 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #15,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,637 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,924 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #16,250 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,210 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #11,148 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #17,274 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,573 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #17,703 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,746 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #18,011 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #12,587 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #16,108 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,258 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #9,051 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #12,443 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,940 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,937 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,478 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,277 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,470 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,434 | 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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