Azalea
Azalea is ranked 358th among girls in 2024 (868 births). Its best rank was 358th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #358up 7 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 8680.05% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024868 births
- Best rank
- #358in 2024
- Since 1902
- 10,618people given the name
The story in the numbers
10,618 girls have been named Azalea in the United States since 1902, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 868 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 42%. It has spent 13 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Azalea | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 59 | |
| 1910s | 118 | |
| 1920s | 127 | |
| 1930s | 55 | |
| 1940s | 32 | |
| 1950s | 81 | |
| 1960s | 43 | |
| 1970s | 135 | |
| 1980s | 162 | |
| 1990s | 384 | |
| 2000s | 1,094 | |
| 2010s | 4,453 | |
| 2020s | 3,875 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Azalea was the 358th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Azalea
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Willowpeak 2021
- Alayahpeak 2020
- Katalinapeak 2024
- Ariellapeak 2020
- Emilianapeak 2024
- Zaylapeak 2023
- Ellianapeak 2023
- Blakeleepeak 2019
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.