Given name & surname
Azaria
“one who is fiery; scarlet”·“one who is helped by God”
Azaria is a variant of Azar. One Persian interpretation is “one who is fiery; scarlet.” In English use, Azaria is a variant of Azariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is helped by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Azaria is a variant of Azar. One Persian interpretation is “one who is fiery; scarlet.” In English use, Azaria is a variant of Azariah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is helped by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Azaria is a variant of Azar. An origin associated with Azar is Persian. In English use, Azaria is a variant of Azariah. An origin associated with Azariah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azaria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,827
- 224 boys · 7,603 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 469 babies
- 2025
- 469
- #638 for girls · #5,638 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 453 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 638 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 16 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (43). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,682 as a first name in 2020; 139 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.
Azaria’s family of names
In English usage, Azaria has a related form in Azariah. Azaria has a related form in Azar. In Greek usage, Azaria as a surname is a transliteration of Αζαριά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Azaria
- Azariah dei RossiItalian-Jewish physician and scholar (c.1511-1578)1513–1578
- Azaria AlonIsraeli environmentalist1918–2014
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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