Given name & surname
Azana
“one who is superior”
Azana is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who is superior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who is superior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 192
- 0 boys · 192 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,442 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,442 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 187 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azana’s family of names
Azana has a related form in Azanah. Azana has a related form in Azanna. Azana has a related form in Azannah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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