Given name & surname
Azucena
“resembling the lily”
Azucena is a variant of Azusena. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Azucena is a variant of Azusena. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling the lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
The name draws on Spanish azucena, meaning “madonna lily”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azucena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,783
- 0 boys · 3,783 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 194 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,653 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,653 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 194 in 2001. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,376 as a first name in 2020; 750 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.
Azucena’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Azucena shares an earlier linguistic root with Susana. In Spanish usage, Azucena has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lily. Azucena has a related form in Azusena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Azucena has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Azucena
- Azucena VillaflorArgentine activist (1924-1977)
- Azucena HernándezSpanish actress1960–2019
- Azucena MaizaniArgentinian singer (1902-1970)
- Azucena ArbelecheUruguayan economist, professor, and civil servantborn 1970
- Azucena BerruttiUruguayan politicianborn 1929
- Azucena DíazSpanish long distance runnerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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