Girl’s name · Greek, French

Azélya

How to say it: a-zay-LYA · /azeˈlja/

French respelling of Azalea, flower from Greek 'dry' - modern floral invention with lyrical accent.

Azélya was the 3,501st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 8% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,399 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,501for girls in 2025
1 in 118,405US babies
0born in 2025
#3,399projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Azélya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,501
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 118,405
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−8%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,399
In France, 2025#518 among girls’ names, 40 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Azélya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aze
  • Zely
  • Lya

Honouring a Azélya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Azélya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.

In France: #518 for girls in 2025.

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