Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Azari 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,872
- 832 boys · 2,040 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 515 babies
- 2025
- 435
- #766 for girls · #1,920 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +221%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 29% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 354 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 766 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 321.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 81 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (56). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 774 as a first name in 2020; 446 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Azari’s family of names
In Greek usage, Azari as a surname is a transliteration of Αζάρη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Azari, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Azariah
“one who is helped by God”
52% boys · 48% girls
Bellamy
“a handsome friend”
49% boys · 51% girls
Legacy
34% boys · 66% girls
Rumi
40% boys · 60% girls
Yuriah
49% boys · 51% girls
Amaree
“having great strength; a builder” · “one who will be forever beautiful”
52% boys · 48% girls
Briar
“resembling a thorny plant”
38% boys · 62% girls
Sevyn
“the seventh-born child” · “refers to the number; the seventh-born child”
37% boys · 63% girls