Azariah

What Azariah means

Means “Yah Has Helped”

From Latin Azarias modified under influence of the original Hebrew term, from Koine Greek Ἀζαρίας (Azarías), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְיָה (Azaryā, “Yah Has Helped”), chiefly for one of the Three Holy Youths in the Book of Daniel.

Source: Wiktionary, “Azariah” (revision 93542425), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Azariah?

US: Rising: up from #698 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1673 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 645 boys got the name (#472 that year). First in the US records in 1972.

How common

• About 1 in 2,648 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,316 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (2.31 per 1,000 boys), MT (1.33 per 1,000 boys), SD (1.3 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Azariah is #472 in the US and #474 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 58.2% of US babies named Azariah were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ezariah73 US
• Ezeriah43 US
• Azario17 US
• Azaria16 US
• Azuriah8 US
• Azeriah7 US
• Azarie0 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Azarias
• Azaria

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Azariah

Boys

• Josias#950Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1975, with 5 babies
• Elias#13Form of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”^*
• Bennett#40Form of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”^*
• Yosef#663Editor’s note Up from #708 in 2015 to #663 in 2025 in the US
• Ezekiel#61“God strengthens”^*
• Silas#71Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 2025

For a sister

• Naomi#47“my pleasantness”^*
• Luna#27“the moon”^*
• Clara#63“bright, shining, clear”^*
• Eliana#10Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel
• Zara#212“flower”^*
• Valentina#35Same root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Bible, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Azariah’s. Rank is US 2025.