Azariah

Where Azariah comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew עֲזַרְיָה (“Yahweh has helped”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Azariah
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1790
    Azariah C. Flagg born
    American politician
  2. 1815
    Azariah Boody born
    American politician
  3. 1991
    First appearance
    #9,336 among girls, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2023
    Peak, #563
    530 babies named Azariah — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2024
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
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.