Fun Facts About the Name Azelie
- 337 babies named Azelie: U.S. records list 337 babies given the name Azelie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Azelie Mean?
Azelie is a French feminine name generally understood to mean "noble" or "noble kind." Its root is the Germanic element adal, meaning "noble," which appears in many old European names. Azelie is often linked to the Occitan name Azalaïs, a medieval form of the Germanic Adalhaid (from adal "noble" and haid "kind, sort"). Related French forms include Adélaïde and Adèle. The z in Azelie may reflect the Occitan development of the name rather than the d of Adèle. Some accounts describe Azelie simply as a French diminutive of Adèle, which keeps the core meaning "noble." The exact path is not fully documented, but the competing explanations agree on the Germanic root.
Azelie Name History & Origins
Azelie belongs to a group of names that descend from the Germanic Adalhaid. In medieval Occitania, in what is now southern France, the name appears as Azalaïs. A documented bearer from the 12th century is Azalais de Porcairagues, an Occitan trobairitz. In French, the name took the form Azélie, written with an acute accent on the first e. The shorter form Zélie is a familiar French diminutive; Saint Marie-Azélie Martin, the mother of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, was known as Zélie in the 19th century. The name is used mainly in French-speaking regions.
How Popular is the Name Azelie?
Azelie 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 2023. Its best rank was #1,039 in 1884.
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 | #4,780 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #4,289 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,845 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #4,492 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #4,524 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,774 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #4,926 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #5,814 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #5,386 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #7,300 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,760 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #13,283 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,150 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #17,406 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1917 | #4,138 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1903 | #1,818 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1900 | #1,743 | 6 | 0.0020% |
| 1884 | #1,039 | 5 | 0.0039% |
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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