Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Azai isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,600
- 1,574 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 318 babies
- 2025
- 318
- #809 for boys · #8,949 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +136%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 307 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 809 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 130.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 11 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (31).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azai’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Azai as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 浅井.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Azai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Makai
“who is like God?”
98% boys · 2% girls
Jasai
99% boys · 1% girls
Ozzy
“having great strength” · “a spear of the gods”
89% boys · 11% girls
Malakai
“a messenger of God”
>99% boys
Aveer
>99% boys
Ayaan
Ayaan is a masculine given name.
98% boys · 2% girls
Alam
Alam is a surname.
>99% boys
Rasai
>99% boys