Given name & surname

Azura

Azura is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Azura 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Azura through the years

Babies since 1880
1,011
0 boys · 1,011 girls
Most popular year
2025
119 babies
2025
119
#1,713 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+112%
Rising fast
020406080198020002025Highest share 202574
Azura in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1975–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inPennsylvania, Colorado, Indiana
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Pennsylvania (12), Colorado (6), Indiana (7), New Jersey (6), Michigan (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 119 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,713 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 112.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 481 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.

Azura’s family of names

Azura has a related form in Azure.

Walk Azura’s family in the name graph

AzuraAzurahAzureAzurra

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Azura, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Arabic · Modern

Adhara

63FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Amora

“one who is beloved and loving”

68FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Anvika

42UncommonRising

>99% girls

Greek · Modern

Amara

“one who will be forever beautiful”

76CommonRising

1% boys · 99% girls

Modern

Alloura

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Eliora

“God is my light”

51UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Auora

11Very rare

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Azura’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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