Azariah

“Yahweh has helped” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #472 in the US (2025) · Trending

Azariah is climbing: on the charts since 1972, it reached #472 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 650 boys given the name last year. Roughly 6,600 have carried it all-time. In New Mexico it runs about 6× its national rate. Azariah is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Azariahs

Azariah dei Rossi — Italian-Jewish physician and scholar (c.1511-1578)
Azariah I — High Priest of Israel
Azariah II — human biblical figure (2 Chronicles 26)
Azariah C. Flagg — American politician (1790-1873)
Azariah Boody — American politician (1815-1885)

In stories & tradition

Azariah — 2 Chronicles 15
Azariah IV — 1 Chronicles 6

What Azariahs become

Among 15 notable people named Azariah:

No single standout — notable Azariahs spread across many fields.

Similar names: Azariel · Sylas · Azael · Jakari · Kohen · Asaiah

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