NameTides

Azai

Azai was the #809 boys' name in the US in 2025 (307 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Azai as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Azai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Azai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#809 (307)#1,613 (16)#1,642 (13)
2024#919 (252)#1,199 (23)#2,710 (6)
2023#1,197 (167)#1,800 (13)#1,810 (10)
2022#1,138 (184)#1,314 (20)#2,229 (7)
2021#1,469 (122)#1,984 (11)—
2020#1,262 (145)#1,314 (19)#2,746 (5)
2019#1,413 (124)#1,253 (20)#2,756 (5)
2018#1,744 (88)#2,693 (7)—
2017#2,450 (52)#3,040 (6)—
2016#2,993 (39)#3,478 (5)—
2015#6,676 (12)#4,747 (3)—
2014#5,733 (15)——
2013#4,463 (21)#3,822 (4)—
2012#6,306 (13)——
2011#7,502 (10)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #809.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2008.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Azai is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,600 to 1 in 5,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Azai by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #513NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #621INOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #427PANew Jersey: #355NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #516MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #512NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #673GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #937TXFlorida: #585FL
Azai (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AzaiCanadaBoys#1,64213
AzaiEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
AzaiUSGirls#8,86011
AzaiUSBoys#809307