Azriel
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Azriel
Azriel is more masculine than Ariel, more unusual than Israel. Also spelled Asriel and Azrael, Azriel is the name of the Angel of Death in Jewish and Muslim traditions.
Azriel for girls#5947 US
One of the fastest-rising boy names of the 2020s, Azriel is now starting to see some use among baby girls. Azriel is the name of the Angel of Death in Jewish and Muslim traditions.
Pronounced AHZ-ree-ul.
As of October 2026, Azriel ranked #529 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #299.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,782 | 84 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,546 | 105 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,399 | 125 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,402 | 125 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,531 | 111 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,202 | 159 | #3,398 | 46 |
| 2020 | #1,124 | 175 | #3,739 | 39 |
| 2021 | #923 | 245 | #4,854 | 27 |
| 2022 | #736 | 352 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #657 | 416 | #4,759 | 28 |
| 2024 | #607 | 467 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #529 | 566 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Azriel for boys
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Famous Azriels
- AzrielBoy
head of the house of his fathers, of the tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr. 5:24)
- AzrielBoy
father of Jerimoth, a ruler of Naphtali (1 Chr. 27:19)
- AzrielBoy
father of Seraiah (Jeremiah 36:26)
- Azriel of GironaBoy
medieval Jewish mystic
- Azriel HildesheimerBoy
German Orthodox rabbi
- Chaim Azriel WeizmannBoy
1st President of Israel
- Azriel (sometimes Ezriel) CarlebachBoy
Israeli journalist
Azriel in pop culture
- AzrielBoy
character in 'Servant of the Bones' by Anne Rice
- Lord AsrielBoy
character in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy
- Asriel DreemurrBoy
character in Toby Fox's Undertale
- Azriel OdinBoy
protagonist of Wadjet Eye Games' "Gemini Rue"
- AzrielBoy
character in A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Variations & nicknames
- AzrealBoy