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Azrael

Boy

Meaning of Azrael: Hebrew: 'help of God'

Azrael is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 644th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#644

443 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,549

First recorded 1994 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 34 babies2007: 29 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 73 babies2015: 78 babies2016: 129 babies2017: 154 babies2018: 176 babies2019: 245 babies2020: 274 babies20202021: 314 babies2022: 386 babies2023: 417 babies2024: 375 babies2025: 443 babies
US babies named Azrael per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 443.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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