Azariah means God has helped — from the Hebrew. In the Book of Daniel, Azariah is one of the three young men thrown into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar — he walked through fire and emerged unburned. Multiple kings and priests in the Hebrew Bible bore the name. Four syllables of divine help and fireproof faith.
Azariah comes from the Hebrew meaning God has helped. In Daniel 1, Azariah (renamed Abednego) is one of three young men thrown into Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace for refusing to worship an idol. They walked through the fire unharmed. Multiple kings and priests bore the name. Azariah has entered the US charts for both genders.
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Earliest known use: Biblical — Daniel 1:6-7, one of the three in the fiery furnace.
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Today
Azariah remains a beloved choice, ranking #754 in the US. 12,826 babies have been named Azariah since 1972.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Book of Daniel, SSA data
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How popular is Azariah?
2023peak year
Azariah is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks around #754, with about 781 babies named Azariah each year. In 2023, 528 babies received the name (ranked #563). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 12,826.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Azariah's Life Path 1 is the pioneer's number — pioneering through fire. People named Azariah tend to be faithful, fireproof, and gifted at walking through situations that would destroy lesser names.
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Walks through fire
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Fireproof faith
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God's help embodied
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Pioneering through furnaces
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Unburned and unbowed
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Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Azariah
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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