Azariah

Where Azariah comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew עֲזַרְיָה (“Yahweh has helped”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Azariah
  • Hebrew
Azariah through the years
  1. 1790
    Azariah C. Flagg born
    American politician
  2. 1815
    Azariah Boody born
    American politician
  3. 1991
    First appearance
    #9,336 among girls with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2023
    Peak, #563
    530 babies named Azariah, the most in any year.
  5. 2024
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
  • A female given name from Hebrew of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Azariah C. Flagg · American politician, 1790–1873
  • Azariah Boody · American politician, 1815–1885

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.