Given name
Aziel
“of the dry earth; resembling the flower”·“one who is spared by God”
Aziel is a variant of Azalea. Interpretations include “of the dry earth; resembling the flower” and “one who is spared by God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Hebrewעזיאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aziel is a variant of Azalea. Interpretations include “of the dry earth; resembling the flower” and “one who is spared by God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aziel is a variant of Azalea. Azalea has been associated with Latin and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'azaz (עזז), “to be strong,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. 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 Aziel appears in 1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 25:18 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Chronicles 15:20
- 1 Chronicles 15:18
- 1 Chronicles 25:18
- 1 Chronicles 25:4
From biblical name research
Aziel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,796
- 8,721 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,989 babies
- 2025
- 1,989
- #186 for boys · #7,544 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +518%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,975 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 186 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 515.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 14 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (434). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,078 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 24
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ezrashares a root
- Oziasshares a root
- Ezrahshares a root
- Boazshares a root
- Azizashares a root
- Uzziahshares a root
- Azazelshares a root
- Uzzielshares a root
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