Given name & surname · also French
Azure
“sky blue”·“resembling a blue semiprecious stone”
Azure is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “sky blue” and “resembling a blue semiprecious stone”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “sky blue” and “resembling a blue semiprecious stone”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with French and Persian naming traditions.
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
Azure through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,127
- 452 boys · 1,675 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 121 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #3,042 for boys · #6,360 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,042 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 61.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 18 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,650 as a first name in 2020; 1,497 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.
Azure’s family of names
Azure has a related form in Azura. Azure has a related form in Azuree. Azure has a related form in Azora.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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