Hazel
#21 for girls in 2025, 6,318 births · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to girls 99.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 6,193 births
- Debut · girls
- 21 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 62 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 302,580since 1880
Hazel over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #21 | 6,318 | #4,249 | 24 |
| 2024 | #19 | 6,432 | #2,835 | 45 |
| 2023 | #18 | 6,193 | #4,343 | 24 |
| 2022 | #27 | 6,161 | #3,879 | 28 |
| 2021 | #28 | 6,015 | #3,582 | 31 |
| 2020 | #31 | 5,519 | #4,855 | 19 |
| 2019 | #33 | 5,464 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #42 | 4,951 | #5,540 | 16 |
| 2017 | #43 | 5,047 | #5,788 | 15 |
| 2016 | #52 | 4,682 | #5,318 | 17 |
| 2015 | #63 | 4,302 | #6,676 | 12 |
| 2014 | #105 | 2,909 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #157 | 2,057 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #173 | 1,785 | — | |
| 2011 | #211 | 1,481 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #264 | 1,241 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #293 | 1,126 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #345 | 967 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #357 | 909 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #465 | 682 | — | |
| 2005 | #514 | 578 | — | |
| 2004 | #682 | 404 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #680 | 385 | — | |
| 2002 | #767 | 314 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #750 | 319 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #893 | 246 | — | |
| 1999 | #914 | 231 | — | |
| 1998 | #941 | 219 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,007 | 192 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,079 | 171 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,096 | 162 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #1,204 | 146 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #1,180 | 147 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,216 | 143 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,306 | 127 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,180 | 145 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,088 | 154 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,300 | 111 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,081 | 141 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,171 | 121 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,185 | 119 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #1,157 | 117 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,328 | 90 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,160 | 120 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,074 | 131 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,068 | 132 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,178 | 112 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,031 | 132 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,042 | 127 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,066 | 115 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #943 | 134 | — | |
| 1974 | #924 | 136 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #890 | 141 | — | |
| 1972 | #800 | 169 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #772 | 188 | — | |
| 1970 | #675 | 235 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #684 | 212 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #619 | 241 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #594 | 256 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #542 | 301 | — | |
| 1965 | #515 | 343 | — | |
| 1964 | #512 | 363 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1963 | #472 | 420 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #457 | 447 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #433 | 514 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #397 | 577 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #391 | 585 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #360 | 658 | — | |
| 1957 | #334 | 746 | #2,190 | 14 |
| 1956 | #315 | 771 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1955 | #286 | 910 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #256 | 1,036 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #251 | 1,041 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | #243 | 1,058 | #1,665 | 21 |
| 1951 | #226 | 1,148 | #1,838 | 17 |
| 1950 | #219 | 1,182 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #205 | 1,320 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #199 | 1,348 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1947 | #183 | 1,558 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1946 | #175 | 1,521 | #1,236 | 32 |
| 1945 | #164 | 1,439 | #1,349 | 24 |
| 1944 | #147 | 1,659 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1943 | #144 | 1,852 | #1,018 | 43 |
| 1942 | #139 | 1,911 | #1,228 | 32 |
| 1941 | #131 | 1,981 | #1,209 | 30 |
| 1940 | #123 | 2,068 | #967 | 44 |
| 1939 | #118 | 2,101 | #1,033 | 38 |
| 1938 | #111 | 2,337 | #912 | 48 |
| 1937 | #106 | 2,346 | #1,000 | 40 |
| 1936 | #96 | 2,512 | #1,010 | 39 |
| 1935 | #92 | 2,694 | #822 | 57 |
| 1934 | #87 | 2,811 | #982 | 42 |
| 1933 | #82 | 3,030 | #937 | 45 |
| 1932 | #75 | 3,340 | #874 | 53 |
| 1931 | #74 | 3,508 | #841 | 56 |
| 1930 | #71 | 3,888 | #915 | 53 |
| 1929 | #64 | 4,164 | #788 | 67 |
| 1928 | #59 | 4,649 | #1,003 | 47 |
| 1927 | #53 | 5,096 | #982 | 51 |
| 1926 | #48 | 5,303 | #855 | 60 |
| 1925 | #45 | 5,778 | #871 | 59 |
| 1924 | #42 | 6,342 | #797 | 71 |
| 1923 | #40 | 6,246 | #835 | 66 |
| 1922 | #37 | 6,757 | #809 | 69 |
| 1921 | #34 | 7,341 | #780 | 74 |
| 1920 | #34 | 7,308 | #732 | 79 |
| 1919 | #32 | 7,430 | #704 | 79 |
| 1918 | #33 | 7,615 | #809 | 65 |
| 1917 | #31 | 7,285 | #744 | 70 |
| 1916 | #31 | 7,214 | #662 | 79 |
| 1915 | #26 | 7,092 | #715 | 68 |
| 1914 | #29 | 5,324 | #645 | 61 |
| 1913 | #27 | 4,589 | #759 | 38 |
| 1912 | #25 | 4,197 | #599 | 46 |
| 1911 | #25 | 3,290 | #584 | 27 |
| 1910 | #24 | 3,032 | #537 | 28 |
| 1909 | #24 | 2,708 | #519 | 25 |
| 1908 | #24 | 2,698 | #452 | 29 |
| 1907 | #23 | 2,530 | #559 | 19 |
| 1906 | #23 | 2,315 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #25 | 2,351 | #592 | 16 |
| 1904 | #23 | 2,301 | #431 | 24 |
| 1903 | #26 | 2,139 | #550 | 16 |
| 1902 | #25 | 2,238 | #556 | 15 |
| 1901 | #23 | 2,097 | #433 | 19 |
| 1900 | #29 | 2,425 | #649 | 15 |
| 1899 | #26 | 2,033 | #583 | 12 |
| 1898 | #19 | 2,439 | #635 | 12 |
| 1897 | #18 | 2,339 | #515 | 15 |
| 1896 | #22 | 2,226 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #22 | 2,252 | #579 | 13 |
| 1894 | #23 | 2,103 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #22 | 2,052 | #538 | 13 |
| 1892 | #25 | 1,897 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #32 | 1,447 | #497 | 13 |
| 1890 | #37 | 1,366 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #48 | 1,056 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #54 | 898 | #554 | 13 |
| 1887 | #72 | 504 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #81 | 429 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #105 | 281 | — | |
| 1884 | #122 | 209 | — | |
| 1883 | #149 | 123 | — | |
| 1882 | #190 | 73 | — | |
| 1881 | #216 | 50 | — | |
| 1880 | #352 | 21 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hazel was already there! It came in at #352, and was given to 21 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 22 girls a year got the name.
Where Hazel is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#89 · 1 in 441
- North Carolina#97 · 1 in 467
- Mississippi#99 · 1 in 394
- Arkansas#100 · 1 in 456
- Georgia#118 · 1 in 539
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #89 | 81 | 1 in 441 |
| North Carolina | #97 | 105 | 1 in 467 |
| Mississippi | #99 | 74 | 1 in 394 |
| Arkansas | #100 | 49 | 1 in 456 |
| Georgia | #118 | 79 | 1 in 539 |
| Tennessee | #118 | 60 | 1 in 628 |
| West Virginia | #118 | 35 | 1 in 682 |
| Florida | #119 | 47 | 1 in 573 |
| Alabama | #121 | 67 | 1 in 558 |
| South Carolina | #122 | 57 | 1 in 488 |
| Oklahoma | #125 | 31 | 1 in 694 |
| Louisiana | #128 | 59 | 1 in 569 |
| Kentucky | #131 | 48 | 1 in 710 |
| Missouri | #162 | 33 | 1 in 1,174 |
| New Mexico | #170 | 13 | 1 in 667 |
| Maryland | #185 | 20 | 1 in 1,123 |
| Montana | #202 | 5 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Indiana | #209 | 24 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Maine | #212 | 6 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Colorado | #215 | 10 | 1 in 1,425 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 8 | 1 in 1,437 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 19 | 1 in 2,353 |
| Texas | #227 | 74 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Hawaii | #240 | 5 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Washington | #240 | 15 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Kansas | #247 | 9 | 1 in 1,997 |
| Illinois | #250 | 41 | 1 in 2,093 |
| Michigan | #258 | 28 | 1 in 2,525 |
| Pennsylvania | #259 | 42 | 1 in 2,445 |
| Ohio | #281 | 30 | 1 in 2,890 |
| Oregon | #296 | 6 | 1 in 2,505 |
| Arizona | #300 | 5 | 1 in 1,781 |
| Connecticut | #302 | 5 | 1 in 3,452 |
| New York | #316 | 43 | 1 in 3,300 |
| Iowa | #319 | 7 | 1 in 3,898 |
| New Jersey | #319 | 11 | 1 in 3,859 |
| California | #358 | 37 | 1 in 3,060 |
| Minnesota | #385 | 6 | 1 in 5,416 |
| Wisconsin | #394 | 6 | 1 in 6,152 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Hazel
- 2 spots since 2024 (#19 → #21)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#31 → #21)
- 42 spots since 2015 (#63 → #21)
- Biggest jump: 168 spots in 2005 (#682 → #514)
- Biggest drop: 123 spots in 1976 (#943 → #1,066)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2023 at #18 (6,193 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 62 yrs · run 1886–1936
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–1975
- Highest: 1 in 100 girls born in 1897 were named Hazel (1.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 254 girls born in 2025 (0.39%)
- Its best rank, #18 in 2023, was only 1 in 259 (0.39%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.5% of all girls named Hazel (58,984) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #18 (1897) → #1,328 (1983) → #18 (2023)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,644 | #48 (1889) | #139 |
| 1890s | 20,154 | #18 (1897) | #25 |
| 1900s | 23,802 | #23 (1907) | #25 |
| 1910s | 57,068 | #24 (1910) | #28 |
| 1920s | 58,984 | #34 (1921) | #46 |
| 1930s | 28,567 | #71 (1930) | #91 |
| 1940s | 16,657 | #123 (1940) | #161 |
| 1950s | 9,135 | #219 (1950) | #288 |
| 1960s | 3,674 | #397 (1960) | #523 |
| 1970s | 1,489 | #675 (1970) | #932 |
| 1980s | 1,236 | #1,068 (1980) | #1,161 |
| 1990s | 1,683 | #914 (1999) | #1,112 |
| 2000s | 5,930 | #293 (2009) | #575 |
| 2010s | 33,919 | #33 (2019) | #114 |
| 2020s | 36,638 | #18 (2023) | #24 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hazel in 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,296 of them was named Hazel, which outranked 96.6% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 98,552 of them was named Hazel, which outranked 58.3% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,702Werner19
- #1,702West19
- #1,702Wright19
- #1,754Hazel18
- #1,754Adrien18
- #1,754Albino18
- #1,754Anson18
- #1,820Adalberto17
- #1,820Alf17
- #1,820Almer17
Tied with 65 names at #1,754; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.