NameTides

Azrael

Azrael was the #656 boys' name in the US in 2025 (421 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Azrael as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Azrael 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Azrael 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#656 (421)#4,275 (4)#1,804 (11)
2024#734 (358)#2,922 (7)#1,432 (15)
2023#684 (394)#2,326 (9)#1,496 (13)
2022#731 (355)#4,790 (3)#2,493 (6)
2021#837 (284)#2,493 (8)#1,653 (11)
2020#928 (240)#3,334 (5)#1,708 (10)
2019#953 (225)—#1,634 (11)
2018#1,234 (150)#3,959 (4)#1,836 (9)
2017#1,348 (132)#3,040 (6)#2,762 (5)
2016#1,501 (113)#4,810 (3)#2,182 (7)
2015#2,132 (65)#4,747 (3)—
2014#2,317 (56)—#2,667 (5)
2013#2,044 (66)#3,822 (4)—
2012#2,772 (43)——
2011#2,904 (40)——

Azrael as a girl’s name

  • US
Azrael as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020US
Azrael as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
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
YearUS
2025#5,554 (22)
2024#6,642 (17)
2023#5,390 (23)
2022#4,472 (31)
2021#4,507 (30)
2020#4,078 (34)
2019#5,986 (20)
2018#5,007 (26)
2017#5,661 (22)
2016#7,230 (16)
2015#8,447 (13)
2014#6,987 (17)
2013#8,580 (13)
2012#8,632 (13)
2011#11,181 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #656.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1994.
  • In 2025, 5% of US babies named Azrael were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,100 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 4,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Azrael is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,100 to 1 in 4,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Azrael by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #752ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #398ORNevada: #299NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #472CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #295AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #428KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #352TXFlorida: #602FL
Azrael (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Azrael (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AzraelCanadaBoys#1,80411
AzraelEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
AzraelNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AzraelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AzraelUSGirls#5,55422
AzraelUSBoys#656421