girls:
9.7k births since 1902
#1617 (72nd percentile)
overall:
9.7k births since 1902
#2713 (65th percentile)
The name Azalea is the #2,713 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 9,739 recorded births since 1902. This represents the 64.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 64.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,617 (71.7% percentile) for all time with 9,739 births since 1902.
Azalea first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1902 (first recorded for girls in 1902). Birth data for Azalea is available in 108 out of the 122 years between 1902 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For girls, Azalea reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 63.8% percentile (ranked #343) with 476 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 476 births per million (ranked 63.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1986, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Azalea is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #343 (63.8% percentile) with 476 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Azalea".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Azalea. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 58.5% confident that Azalea is pronounced as uh-ZAYL-yuh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is uh-ZAY-lee-uh, at 31.7% confidence, with 4 syllables.
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