Given name
Azaniah
“one who is heard by God”
Azaniah is a variant of Azania. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is heard by God.”
Original Hebrewאזניה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Azaniah is a variant of Azania. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is heard by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Azaniah is a variant of Azania. An origin associated with Azania is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb azen (אזן), “to balance or listen to.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. 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 Azaniah appears in Nehemiah 10:9.
From biblical name research
Azaniah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 5 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,274 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,274 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azaniah’s family of names
Azaniah has a related form in Azania.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.