Azalea is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Azalea is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #278 for girl births in the United States (and #602 across all names), given to 1,109 babies. Azalea first appears in 1902 and peaked in 2025 (1,109 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,109 | 1,109 | #278 |
| 2024 | 872 | 872 | #357 |
| 2023 | 841 | 841 | #365 |
| 2022 | 783 | 783 | #401 |
| 2021 | 753 | 753 | #419 |
| 2020 | 634 | 634 | #483 |
| 2019 | 581 | 581 | #528 |
| 2018 | 610 | 610 | #509 |
| 2017 | 523 | 523 | #576 |
| 2016 | 524 | 524 | #586 |
| 2015 | 524 | 524 | #580 |
| 2014 | 584 | 584 | #531 |
| 2013 | 446 | 446 | #628 |
| 2012 | 296 | 296 | #893 |
| 2011 | 204 | 204 | #1,184 |
| 2010 | 165 | 165 | #1,394 |
| 2009 | 136 | 136 | #1,641 |
| 2008 | 138 | 138 | #1,636 |
| 2007 | 128 | 128 | #1,706 |
| 2006 | 121 | 121 | #1,725 |
| 2005 | 137 | 137 | #1,513 |
| 2004 | 97 | 97 | #1,927 |
| 2003 | 94 | 94 | #1,927 |
| 2002 | 97 | 97 | #1,846 |
| 2001 | 86 | 86 | #1,981 |
| 2000 | 60 | 60 | #2,514 |
| 1999 | 58 | 58 | #2,475 |
| 1998 | 57 | 57 | #2,431 |
| 1997 | 56 | — | #2,361 |
| 1996 | 46 | — | #2,678 |
| 1995 | 28 | — | #3,786 |
| 1994 | 33 | — | #3,374 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #3,354 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #4,099 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | #4,072 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #4,251 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #3,794 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,329 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #4,299 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,205 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,101 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,237 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #4,700 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,567 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #3,751 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #5,942 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #4,863 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #3,787 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #4,247 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,824 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,157 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | #3,438 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #4,900 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,619 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,582 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #5,857 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,448 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,083 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,032 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,282 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,796 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,160 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | #2,834 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,255 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #5,801 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | #2,520 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,149 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,295 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | #3,242 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,294 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,465 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #3,055 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,676 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,993 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,304 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,473 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,302 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,126 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #2,942 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,338 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #3,064 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,517 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,448 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #2,969 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,870 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | #2,581 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | #2,957 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #3,164 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #3,146 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #2,495 |
| 1921 | 17 | — | #2,205 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | #1,712 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,398 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,890 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | #2,323 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #2,038 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,551 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,454 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,681 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,857 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #2,224 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,447 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | #1,620 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | #1,267 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,099 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | #1,160 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,720 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,674 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,817 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,457 |