Aziyah
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "dear and precious one".
Name Census estimates that about 1,669 living Americans carry the first name Aziyah. It is a predominantly female name (94.7% of registrations). The average person named Aziyah today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aziyah births was 2010 (103 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aziyah. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aziyah with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aziyah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 205,365 Americans
Peak year
2010
103 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,147
Tracked since 2001
Census
Aziyah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 863 people with the first name Aziyah, which placed it at #13,850 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
#13,850
National first-name rank
People counted
863
863 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aziyah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aziyah is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.9%) and Hispanic (7.4%). 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 Aziyah 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 Aziyah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.6% · 713
- Two or more races7.9% · 68
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 64
- White1.5% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Aziyah
Aziyah leans heavily female at 94.7% of total registrations, but 90 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Aziyah as a male name
- Ranked #5,914 in 2024
- 15 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (15 births)
Aziyah as a female name
- Ranked #2,147 in 2024
- 88 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (98 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aziyah leans strongly female. 793 people counted with this name were female (92.1%), compared with 68 male bearers (7.9%).
Popularity
Aziyah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aziyah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 820 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Aziyah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aziyah 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 Aziyah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aziyahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia recorded the most babies named Aziyah, while New York, Mississippi, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 56 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aziyah
The name Aziyah is of Arabic origin and is derived from the Arabic word 'Aziz', meaning 'mighty', 'powerful', or 'beloved'. It is a feminine name that gained popularity in the Middle East and among Muslim communities around the world.
The earliest known use of the name Aziyah can be traced back to the 7th century CE, during the Islamic Golden Age. It was a popular name among Arabian women, particularly in the regions of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Aziyah was Aziyah bint Malik, a renowned Muslim scholar and poet who lived in the 8th century CE. She was celebrated for her vast knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence and her contributions to Arabic literature.
Another notable figure in history with the name Aziyah was Aziyah al-Muqri, a 12th-century Andalusian scholar and calligrapher. She was renowned for her beautiful calligraphic works and her expertise in the art of Quranic manuscript illumination.
In the 13th century, Aziyah al-Baghdadiyah was a prominent female physician and philosopher from Baghdad. She made significant contributions to the field of medicine and wrote several influential treatises on philosophy and ethics.
During the 16th century, Aziyah al-Kurdi was a celebrated Ottoman poet and courtesan. Her poems, which often explored themes of love and beauty, were widely admired and circulated throughout the Ottoman Empire.
In more recent times, Aziyah al-Hibri, born in 1945, is a renowned American philosopher, lawyer, and scholar of Islamic jurisprudence. She has made significant contributions to the study of Islamic law and its application in modern legal systems.
While the name Aziyah has its roots in the Arabic language and Islamic culture, it has gained popularity among various communities worldwide, transcending cultural and linguistic boundaries.
People
Aziyah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aziyah 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
Aziyah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aziyah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,669 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aziyah 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 205,365 US residents.
Is Aziyah a common name?
We classify Aziyah as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,683 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aziyah most popular?
The single biggest year for Aziyah was 2010, when 103 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aziyah is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aziyah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 863 people with the name Aziyah, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,850 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 Aziyah 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 Aziyah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aziyah leans strongly female. 793 people counted with this name were female (92.1%), compared with 68 male bearers (7.9%). 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 Aziyah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aziyah is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.9%) and Hispanic (7.4%). 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 Aziyah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aziyah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.6% (713 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 Aziyah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aziyah a female name?
Yes, 94.7% of people registered as Aziyah 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 Aziyah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aziyah 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 Aziyah 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 people are named Aziyah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.