Boy’s name · Hebrew

Aziel

How to say it: uh-ZEEL · /əˈzil/

From Hebrew, meaning 'God is my strength'; a biblical-inspired name.

Aziel was the 200th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 1,975 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 28-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #12 by 2030.

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

#200for boys in 2025
1 in 1,678US babies
1,975born in 2025
#12projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 70chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aziel
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#200
Babies born in 20251,975
Share of births1 in 1,678
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×28
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#12
In France, 2025#889 among boys’ names, 30 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Almost all use of Aziel belongs to recent decades. At its peak in the 2020s, it is still moving upward.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 734 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Quietly soft and breathy yet strong, Aziel echoes in Zakai.

Nicknames

  • Az
  • Azi

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aziel is about 1 in 70.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Spanish.

In France: #889 for boys in 2025.

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