Azalea

My name isn’t exactly Azalea. It isn’t pronounced like the flower, instead it is like a-ZUH-lee-uh and my parents put an apostrophe to make it different. It confuses people though, so I let substitute teachers call me Azalea and tell people I meet to call me by my nickname Azzy. I reeeeaaallllllyyyyy like my name, but like most people said, Iggy Azalea kinda screwed it up bc some kids at school thought it would be funny to constantly call me that, but it’s whatever. ‘Tis merely a small price to pay for such a beautiful name, though. Anyone feel free to ‘borrow’ my variation. I’m really proud of my name and I hope others like it, too 😄

Azalea is a very pretty name. I think it will become more popular in the future, when Iggy Azalea does down. I like nickname Azzy/Azzie.

Love it. Even just Zaelia would be cute.

Lol Alizé? Like the booze brand from the 80s/90s?

Beautiful, love it

I wouldn't let a musician/celebrity keep me from using a name if I liked it. It's a pretty name.

Could it be the name Alizé/Alizée?

Social Security only lists names given to 5 or more children born in any given year. Your name wasn't given to enough people, so it wouldn't be listed.

The Social Security list only posts names given to (I believe) five or more children in a given year, in order to protect children's privacy. So if someone has a very rare or special name, like your friend, it wouldn't show up in the list (:

I've had my name since birth and a social security card so umm your facts are wrong. 1980.

I love this name so much. I would've named my daughter Azalea but Iggy Azalea was still very popular when she was born and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. What a beautiful name. Hopefully she will fade out soon and others can use this name again without any association

Love this name! Azaleas (like the actual flowers) are all over my hometown, so it has a special meaning for me. I love all the nickname possibilities too! :-)

I love this name, despite the "rapper!" Maybe her popularity will throw people off the scent...... I would love if Azalea remained a hidden gem!

This:/

One flower too many

To avoid thinking Iggy I pronounce it Azalee when I read it >.<

Okay, it says this first entered the social security list in 2012? That seems odd, since I grew up with a girl named Azalea. Her nickname to us was Zelda, but all the teachers called her Azalea, and that's what we put on her locker on her birthdays. I haven't talked to her in ages (though she still lives just down the street)

This is the closest i can find to a little girls name that i heard at a daycare i worked at... Alazea pronunnced either AL-Uh-ZAY or AL-Uh-Zay-uh

I cant remember fully but still love the name

Same!! Azalea is still my favorite name for a girl...but I'm hoping that Iggy Azalea's popularity dies down over the years so I can still use it and no one will ask me if it's because of the rapper.

The rapper, if you can call her that, has ruined it for me.

Too bad the minute I started liking the name Azalea Iggy Azalea had to become a pop-star. :/

Gorgeous, unique flower name.

Gives off a spunky vibe. I think it's one of those names that although it looks very feminine, could work well on either a tomboy or girly girl (or somewhere in between). Love the connection to the flowers as they are very beautiful. Also, if a girl with this name wants to go by something a bit more common there is also the nickname Lea!

Nice sound; Zaley or Zae would be cute nicknames.