Given name
Azaliah
“Yah has set aside”·“Yah has reserved”
Azaliah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאצליהו
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Azaliah means “Yah has set aside” or “Yah has reserved.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Azaliah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'asal (אצל), “to approximate.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Azaliah appears in 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Chronicles 34:8.
- 2 Kings 22:3
- 2 Chronicles 34:8
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Azaliah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 523
- 0 boys · 523 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,862 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,862 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azaliah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
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Ahira
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Seraiah
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Ahlai
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>99% girls
Zeruiah
“balsam of Yah”
>99% girls