Given name
Azarel
“God has helped”
Azarel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewעזראל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Azarel means “God has helped.”
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Where it comes from
Azarel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb azar (עזר), “to help,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. 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 Azarel appears in 1 Chronicles 12:6, 1 Chronicles 25:18, 1 Chronicles 15:20.
- 1 Chronicles 12:6
- 1 Chronicles 25:18
- 1 Chronicles 15:20
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Azarel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 158 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,007 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,007 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
Azarel’s family of names
See also 16
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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