Given name
Azriel
“God helps”·“God is my helper”
Azriel is used as a given name. Interpretations include “God helps” (Hebrew) and “God is my helper” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewעזריאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “God helps” (Hebrew) and “God is my helper” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb azar (עזר), “to help,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
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 Azriel appears in 1 Chronicles 5:24.
From biblical name research
Azriel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,686
- 4,005 boys · 681 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 586 babies
- 2025
- 586
- #529 for boys · #5,947 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +160%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 91% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 566 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 529 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 195.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 20 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (111). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,919 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.
Azriel’s family of names
Azriel has a related form in Azrael. Azriel has a related form in Azrael. Azriel has a related form in Azraela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 17
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Azriel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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