Azalea
2025 SSA
About Azalea
Azalea is one of the fresher flower names, along with Zinnia and Lilac, that are new to the name bouquet — in fact, it entered the Social Security list for the first time in 2012. So if Lily and Rose are too tame for you, consider this brilliant pink springtime blossom with a touch of the unusual that has been growing in popularity.
Azalea is the name of the princess heroine of the novel Entwined, and, most recently, is connected to musical artist Iggy Azalea.
Pronounced uh-ZAY-lee-uh.
As of October 2026, Azalea ranked #278 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #874.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #531 | 584 | 326.9 |
| 2015 | #580 | 524 | 293.5 |
| 2016 | #586 | 524 | 295.7 |
| 2017 | #576 | 523 | 302.9 |
| 2018 | #512 | 608 | 357.4 |
| 2019 | #528 | 579 | 345 |
| 2020 | #483 | 634 | 392.2 |
| 2021 | #420 | 750 | 457.1 |
| 2022 | #401 | 782 | 476.8 |
| 2023 | #365 | 841 | 524.1 |
| 2024 | #358 | 868 | 535.7 |
| 2025 | #278 | 1,109 | 690 |
World rankings
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Azalea on lists
Famous Azaleas
- Iggy Azalea
Australian rapper
- Azealia Banks
American rapper, singer, and songwriter
- Helen Azalea "Poppy" Baring (1901
1980), English socialite
Azalea in pop culture
- Azalea Kathryn Wentworth
main character in Heather Dixon's "Entwined"
- Azalea Berges
character in 2008 film "Poison Ivy: The Secret Society"
- Azalea
character in Barbara Cartland's "The Fragrant Flower"
- "Azalea"
song composed by Duke Ellington