Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Azul isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azul through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,885
- 338 boys · 4,547 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 506 babies
- 2025
- 207
- #1,319 for girls · #3,137 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +57%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 17% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 169 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,319 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 497 in 2008. It also appeared in 38 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,177 as a first name in 2020; 208 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.
Azul’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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If you love Azul, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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