Given name
Azariah
“one who is helped by God”
Azariah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is helped by God.”
Original Hebrewעזריה
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is helped by God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. 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 Azariah appears in Daniel 1:7, 1 Chronicles 2:8, 2 Chronicles 15:1 and 7 other passages.
- Daniel 1:7
- 1 Chronicles 2:8
- 2 Chronicles 15:1
- 2 Chronicles 23:1
- 1 Kings 4:2
- 1 Kings 4:5
- 2 Chronicles 22:6
- 2 Kings 15:6
- 2 Kings 15:13
- 2 Chronicles 26:17
From biblical name research
Azariah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,947
- 6,558 boys · 7,389 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,108 babies
- 2025
- 1,108
- #472 for boys · #630 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 52% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 645 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 472 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 60.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 463 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (94). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,513 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.
Azariah’s family of names
In English usage, Azariah has a related form in Azaria. In English usage, Azariah has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Azarias. Azariah has a related form in Azarious.
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Around the world
Azariah has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Azariavariant · English
- Azaryahvariant
- Azaryavariant
- Azuriahvariant
- Azuriavariant
- Azriahvariant
- Azzariahlikely variant
- Azarriahlikely variant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 16
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Azariah
- Azariah dei RossiItalian-Jewish physician and scholar (c.1511-1578)1513–1578
- Azariah C. FlaggAmerican politician (1790-1873)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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