Fun Facts About the Name Azaryah
- 453 babies named Azaryah: U.S. records list 453 babies given the name Azaryah from 1880 through 2025. Even 176 boys received the name Azaryah - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Azaryah Mean?
Azaryah is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh has helped." It is a form of the biblical name Azariah, written in Hebrew as עֲזַרְיָה. The name combines the verb עָזַר (azar), "he helped," with יָהּ (Yah), a short form of the divine name YHWH. The literal sense is "Yah has helped"; "Yahweh has helped" is the customary English explanation. Azaryah is a transliteration that keeps the final -yah visible, while most English Bibles use Azariah.
Azaryah Name History & Origins
Several distinct figures bear the name Azariah in the Hebrew Bible. In 2 Kings, Azariah is the name of a king of Judah who is also called Uzziah. The book of Daniel names Azariah as one of the young men taken to Babylon and renamed Abednego. The name passed into Greek as Ἀζαρίας and Latin as Azarias; English Bibles conventionally render it Azariah. The spelling Azaryah is an English transliteration closer to the Hebrew ending -yāh.
How Popular is the Name Azaryah?
Azaryah 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 2018. Its best rank was #5,028 in 2018.
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 | #6,883 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #7,270 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #5,577 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #6,017 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #8,539 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,617 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #10,597 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #5,028 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #7,505 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,975 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,530 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,548 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #7,806 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #7,185 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #13,574 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,668 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,476 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,184 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #12,844 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,588 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #16,844 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,490 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,484 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #5,685 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,181 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #5,365 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #5,730 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #8,989 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,172 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,086 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,077 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #10,816 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #8,870 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,882 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,932 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,972 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,079 | 6 | 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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