Head to head · Girls' names
Andi vs Azariah
#632 vs #630 in 2025 · both climbing the charts fast
Azariah is a whisker ahead (#630 vs #632 in 2025) and both are climbing the charts fast. The records will not split these two — sound, story and your own last name will.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Azariah leads 5 measures of 6; Andi leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1940s: Andi #4652, Azariah — — Andi higher
- 1950s: Andi #4270, Azariah — — Andi higher
- 1960s: Andi #3344, Azariah — — Andi higher
- 1970s: Andi #3031, Azariah — — Andi higher
- 1980s: Andi #2956, Azariah — — Andi higher
- 1990s: Andi #1962, Azariah #7135 — Andi higher
- 2000s: Andi #2082, Azariah #1505 — Azariah higher
- 2010s: Andi #1130, Azariah #915 — Azariah higher
- 2020s: Andi #752, Azariah #679 — Azariah higher
Andi stood higher in 6 of 9 decades; Azariah has held the lead since the 2000s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Andi | Azariah |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | #4652 | — |
| 1950s | #4270 | — |
| 1960s | #3344 | — |
| 1970s | #3031 | — |
| 1980s | #2956 | — |
| 1990s | #1962 | #7135 |
| 2000s | #2082 | #1505 |
| 2010s | #1130 | #915 |
| 2020s | #752 | #679 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Andi
manly, brave — inherited from Andrea and Andreas, from Greek anēr, andros "man"
The Greek root is not in doubt. What varies is the parent name: Andi serves as a short form of Andrea most often, but also of Alexandria, Andressa and Miranda. Separately, in Indonesia, Andi is a name in its own right, connected to a hereditary title among the Bugis of South Sulawesi — an unrelated line that happens to share the spelling.
Andreas → Andrea → Andie → Andi
How it traveled
Andreas was a common Greek name long before it became a Christian one, formed from andros, the genitive of anēr, "man". The apostle Andrew carried it across Christendom, and it settled into nearly every European language: Andreas in German and Greek, André in French, Andrés in Spanish, Andrea in Italian — where it stayed a man's name.
Azariah
Yahweh has helped
From Hebrew ʿazar, "to help," joined to the divine name Yah. The same root sits inside Ezra and Azriel.
ʿĂzaryāh (Hebrew) → Azarias (Greek) → Azarias (Latin) → Azariah (English)
How it traveled
The name comes from Hebrew ʿĂzaryāh and appears repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible, carried by kings, priests and scribes — among them the young man in the book of Daniel renamed Abednego in Babylon. Greek translators wrote it Azarias, Latin kept that form, and English Bible translators restored the Hebrew ending as -iah, which is the spelling used today.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Andi
AN-dee
First syllable as in "hand", stress on it. Identical in sound to Andy, so the pronunciation is never in question — only the spelling.
- Andie — The same name with a different spelling; some families use one on documents and the other in writing to friends.
- Ands — Informal, spoken rather than written, mostly among friends and siblings.
- Andrea — Works the other way round: the longer name on the birth certificate, with Andi as the everyday form.
Azariah
az-uh-RYE-uh
That is the standard English reading, stress on the third syllable. In Hebrew and in most other languages it is closer to ah-zar-YAH, so relatives abroad may say it differently.
- Ari — The most portable short form, and a standalone given name in its own right.
- Zay — Informal, shared with Zaid and Zayden; common among children now.
- Az — Very informal, mostly used by friends and siblings.
- Zaria — Used more often for girls; also exists as a full given name.
- Also Ria.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Andi if you want…
- a name with fewer syllablesAndi is 2 syllables to Azariah's 4
Choose Azariah if you want…
- a name on the way upup 225 places on the charts in five years
- a name with more sound in itAzariah runs 4 syllables, Andi 2
- plenty of nickname options5 recorded short forms — Ari, Zay and Az
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Andi
Strengths
- Already short, so there is no nickname to negotiate later; it is the everyday form from day one.
- Pronounced correctly on sight by almost anyone, since it sounds exactly like the long-familiar Andy.
- Can stand alone or sit behind a longer legal name — Andrea, Alexandria, Miranda all shorten to it.
To consider
- Andi, Andie and Andy will be confused for life. Expect to spell it out on forms, in emails and over the phone, every time.
- The sound is shared with the traditionally male Andy, and in German-speaking countries and Albania, Andi itself is a man's name. On paper, strangers may guess wrong.
- It is climbing quickly rather than sitting steady, and names that rise fast tend to mark a birth cohort more sharply than names that have held one level for a century.
Azariah
Strengths
- The spelling is the one used in English Bibles, so it is findable and defensible even where the name itself is unfamiliar.
- Its meaning is settled rather than guessed at, which is not true of every ancient name.
- Several ready-made short forms — Ari, Zay, Az — all in real use.
To consider
- Expect to spell it out. Azaria, Azariya and Azariyah all circulate, and the final -h is the piece people drop.
- Two pronunciations compete: az-uh-RYE-uh in English, ah-zar-YAH closer to the Hebrew. Pick one early and say it first when you introduce the child.
- It is given to both boys and girls, but the boys' side is considerably larger. A girl named Azariah will meet forms and teachers that assume otherwise, which is manageable but worth expecting.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
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Andi or Azariah — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Andi or Azariah?
- Azariah, in 2025: Azariah ranked #630 with 463 babies; Andi ranked #632 with 459 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Andi or Azariah?
- Azariah. Over the last five years Andi moved up 178 places; Azariah moved up 225 places.
- Which is the older name, Andi or Azariah?
- Andi entered the US charts in 1944; Azariah entered the US charts in 1991. On the American record, Andi is the older name.
- How many people are named Andi and Azariah?
- About 7,200 people named Andi are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 7,300 people named Azariah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Andis or Azariahs in the classroom?
- Andi will almost certainly be the only one in school. Azariah will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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