Is Azrael a boy or girl name?

Azrael is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,549 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.2% were girls and 89.8% were boys.

Name Legacy

Azrael

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Azrael was most popular in 2025, when 443 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,279 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,279, with 443 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,549 people named Azrael.

Azrael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Azrael’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Azrael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Azrael is mostly a boy’s name — 10.2% of the 3,549 Americans given it were girls and 89.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% 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 Azrael

Where Azrael 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