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Azazel
OriginHebrew
Meaning"scapegoat"
About Azazel
In the Hebrew bible, Azazel is the name of the place where the scapegoat bearing the Jews' sins during Yom Kippur,was sacrificed. In Christian and Islamic traditions, Azazel is the name of a fallen angel.
Azrael's rise in popularity has cleared the way for Azazel, which is rising in popularity for American babies. Theoretically unisex, it was given last year to 40 baby boys in the US but no girls.
Pronounced uh-ZAY-zuhl.
As of October 2026, Azazel ranked #2998 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2824 in 2021.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,306 | 23 | 12 |
| 2016 | #3,689 | 29 | 15.3 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,715 | 29 | 16 |
| 2019 | #3,058 | 39 | 21.7 |
| 2020 | #3,656 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | #2,824 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2022 | #3,158 | 38 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | #3,059 | 40 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | #3,691 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | #2,998 | 41 | 24 |
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