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Azure
OriginEnglish color name, Persian
Meaning"sky blue; lapis lazuli"
About Azure
Azure is a colorful choice and currently, a gender neutral option, given to around 30 girls and 30 boys each year. Chosen by Elon Musk for his daughter, it fits in with other blue-toned color names like Indigo, Cerulean, and Blue itself.
In the Middle Ages, azure was another name for lapis lazuli, the gemstone used to make the brilliant pigment seen in much medieval art. In fact, it ultimately comes from the Persian word for the stone,lājvard.
Pronounced AZ-yur.
As of October 2026, Azure ranked #3042 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Azure is a boy's name of English, Persian origin meaning "sky blue; lapis lazuli".
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 | #4,712 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,010 | 26 | 14.5 |
| 2020 | #4,715 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | #3,747 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | #4,191 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #3,721 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #3,603 | 31 | 18 |
| 2025 | #3,042 | 40 | 23.4 |
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