Azelia
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "arid" or "dry land".
Name Census estimates that about 464 living Americans carry the first name Azelia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Azelia today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Azelia births was 2024 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Azelia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
464
~ 1 in 738,695 Americans
Peak year
2024
39 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,817
Tracked since 1918
Census
Azelia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 386 people with the first name Azelia, which placed it at #24,794 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,794
National first-name rank
People counted
386
386 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
47.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Azelia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Azelia is Hispanic at 47.7%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Black (19.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Azelia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Azelia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino47.7% · 184
- White21.2% · 82
- Black or African American19.2% · 74
- Two or more races5.4% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 9
Popularity
Azelia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Azelia from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 197 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Azelia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Azelia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Azelia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Azelias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Azelia
The name Azelia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the word "azo" meaning "to dry" or "dry up". It is believed to have emerged during the Byzantine era, which spanned from the 4th to the 15th century AD. In Greek mythology, Azelia was the name of a nymph who was associated with the arid and parched lands.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Azelia can be found in the "Chronicon Paschale", a 7th-century Byzantine Greek universal chronicle. The text mentions an individual named Azelia, though the specific details surrounding this person are scarce.
In the 11th century, a Byzantine noblewoman named Azelia is mentioned in the writings of the historian Michael Psellos. She was a member of the imperial court during the reign of Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos.
During the Renaissance period, Azelia was the name of an Italian Renaissance poet and scholar born in 1490. She was known for her contributions to the literary circles of her time and her works were published posthumously in the 16th century.
In the 18th century, Azelia Woodmancy was an American educator and author who lived from 1733 to 1810. She founded one of the first schools for girls in New England and wrote several educational texts that were widely used in her time.
Another notable figure was Azelia Thorn, a British philanthropist and social reformer who lived from 1817 to 1892. She was a prominent advocate for women's rights and played a significant role in establishing organizations that supported underprivileged women and children.
People
Azelia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Azelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Azelia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Azelia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 464 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Azelia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 738,695 US residents.
Is Azelia a common name?
We classify Azelia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 490 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Azelia most popular?
The single biggest year for Azelia was 2024, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Azelia is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Azelia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 386 people with the name Azelia, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,794 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Azelia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Azelia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Azelia appears almost entirely female. Of the 390 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Azelia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Azelia is Hispanic at 47.7%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Black (19.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Azelia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Azelia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.7% (184 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Azelia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Azelia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Azelia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Azelia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Azelia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Azelia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Azelia?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.