Azai

Azai: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“strong”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ah-ZYE · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Azai is likely a variant related to Hebrew names from the root ʿ-z-z, associated with strength, as in Azzai. This exact spelling is uncommon, so usage and derivation are less firmly standardized.

How popular is Azai?

202478.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Azai in 2024260

2024 rank#923 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,280

Azai is rising: use over the last five years is 13.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Azai

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Azai questions

What does the name Azai mean?

Azai means "strong". It comes from Hebrew. Azai is likely a variant related to Hebrew names from the root ʿ-z-z, associated with strength, as in Azzai. This exact spelling is uncommon, so usage and derivation are less firmly standardized.

Is Azai a boy or girl name?

Azai is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Azai?

260 US babies were named Azai in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Azai?

Azai is usually pronounced ah-ZYE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.