How Many People Are Named Azure?
An estimated 2,003 people in the United States have the first name Azure. It is used for both genders, with 80.1% female. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Azure peaked in popularity in 1975 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Azure as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Azure paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,003
About 1 in 171,120 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.1% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1975
121 births
Total Registered
2,069
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Azure
Azure is predominantly female (80.1%), though 412 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Azure as a male name
Ranked #3,603 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (31 births)
Azure as a female name
Ranked #4,773 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (121 births)
Azure: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Azure span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 505 babies were registered. While Azure is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Azure by Decade
How has Azure tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Azure by State
Birth registrations for Azure span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Indiana. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa. On average, about 18 Azures were registered per state.
Azure + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Azure as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Azure
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Azure: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Azure?
We estimate approximately 2,003 people named Azure are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 171,120 Americans share this first name.
Is Azure a common name?
Azure is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,069 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Azure most popular?
Azure reached peak popularity in 1975, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Azure is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Azure a female name?
Azure is predominantly female. 80.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Azure Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Azure Smith, Azure Johnson, Azure Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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