unisex name
Azel
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 945
Azel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 32% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
Azel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 19 |
| 1920s | 47 |
| 1930s | 17 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 44 |
| 2010s | 199 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 199 |
How popular is Azel?
In 2025, Azel was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Azel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Azel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Azel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Azel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Azel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Azel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Azel
How popular is the name Azel?
In 2025, Azel was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Azel a girl's or a boy's name?
Azel is used for both girls and boys. About 32% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Azel most popular?
Azel peaked in 2023, when 43 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Azel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Azel currently ranks #1,033 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.