Azael

Meaning: Made by God
Origin: Biblical form of Asahel (from Hebrew, via Spanish)

Meaning: God has seen
Origin: Alternatively a form of Hazael (from Hebrew, via Spanish)

Boy's name · #645 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Azael is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1977, it stood at #645 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,900 boys have been named Azael along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Azael ran about 3× its national rate in Texas and New Mexico.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Azael ranks in other countries and regions.

#165 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #449 in Ecuador (2025) · #460 in Mexico (2024) · #1,289 in France (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,720 in Canada (2024).

Famous Azaels

Azael Santiago Chepi^es — Mexican politician

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Asael (#1793), Azael would rank around #568 with about 520 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Azael and Asael.

Similar names: Asael · Jasiel · Azariah · Oziel · Jael · Haziel

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