Is Azel a boy or girl name?

Azel is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 558 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.8% were girls and 84.2% were boys.

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Azel

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Azel was most popular in 2023, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,242 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 558 people named Azel.

Azel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Azel’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Azel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Azel is mostly a boy’s name — 15.8% of the 558 Americans given it were girls and 84.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 16% girls and 84% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Azel

Where Azel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org