Tools / Baby names / A

Azalea

Girl

Meaning of Azalea: English: 'dry'

Azalea is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 281st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 625th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#281

1,109 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#625

62 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,739

First recorded 1902 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 21 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 25 babies1993: 33 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 57 babies1999: 58 babies2000: 60 babies20002001: 86 babies2002: 97 babies2003: 94 babies2004: 97 babies2005: 137 babies2006: 121 babies2007: 128 babies2008: 138 babies2009: 136 babies2010: 165 babies20102011: 204 babies2012: 296 babies2013: 446 babies2014: 584 babies2015: 524 babies2016: 524 babies2017: 523 babies2018: 610 babies2019: 581 babies2020: 634 babies20202021: 753 babies2022: 783 babies2023: 841 babies2024: 872 babies2025: 1,109 babies
US babies named Azalea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,109.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More English girls' names

Other names starting with A