Azalea is a girl's name of English origin meaning “dry.” In 2024 it was given to 868 girls in the United States.
Azalea belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “dry” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Azalea first appears in Social Security records in 1902. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #358 in 2024, and in 2024 868 babies received the name — 10,618 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Azalea means “dry” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Azalea is a girl name. In 2024, 868 babies received the name in the US.
Azalea comes from the English & American tradition.
Azalea first appears in US records in 1902. Its best-ever ranking was #358 in 2024, and 868 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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