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Azael

Boy

Meaning of Azael: Hebrew: 'God has strengthened'

Azael is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 658th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#658

432 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,947

First recorded 1977 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 76 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 89 babies2007: 93 babies2008: 109 babies2009: 117 babies2010: 89 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 95 babies2014: 104 babies2015: 122 babies2016: 112 babies2017: 120 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 178 babies2020: 173 babies20202021: 237 babies2022: 287 babies2023: 379 babies2024: 420 babies2025: 432 babies
US babies named Azael per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 432.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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