Azaliah appears in the Bible as the father of the scribe Shaphan, and the Hebrew name is usually explained as "Yahweh has reserved" or "spared by God". Today it is chosen for girls because it sounds like the azalea flower and fits beside Aaliyah and Azariah. In the United States Azaliah has climbed from around number 6000 in 2021 to number 2862 in 2025, its highest rank to date.