Hazel Girl
How popular is Hazel?
#21 girl name in 2025
6,318 baby girls were named Hazel in the US in 2025, making it the 21st most popular girl name. Another 24 boys got the name (#4,248 for boys).
Hazel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #21 for girls (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6,318 girls, 24 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #63 in 2015, #31 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (7,615 girls) |
| Highest rank | #18 in 1897 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hazel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hazel family of names ranked #34 for girls in 2025, with 6,434 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel | 6,318 | 98% |
| Hayzel | 38 | 1% |
| Haizel | 19 | 0% |
| Hazelle | 20 | 0% |
| Hazyl | 11 | 0% |
| Hazell | 14 | 0% |
| Hazal | 14 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hazel is most popular
Babies named Hazel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Hazel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,644 | #48 |
| 1890s | 20,154 | #18 |
| 1900s | 23,802 | #23 |
| 1910s | 57,068 | #24 |
| 1920s | 58,984 | #34 |
| 1930s | 28,567 | #71 |
| 1940s | 16,657 | #123 |
| 1950s | 9,135 | #219 |
| 1960s | 3,674 | #397 |
| 1970s | 1,489 | #675 |
| 1980s | 1,236 | #1,068 |
| 1990s | 1,683 | #912 |
| 2000s | 5,930 | #293 |
| 2010s | 33,919 | #33 |
| 2020s | 36,638 | #18 |
Girl names about as popular as Hazel
Questions
- Is Hazel a boy or girl name?
- Hazel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hazel were girls.
- How popular is the name Hazel?
- 6,318 baby girls were named Hazel in the US in 2025, making it the 21st most popular girl name. Another 24 boys got the name (#4,248 for boys).
- When was Hazel most popular?
- Hazel peaked in 1918, when 7,615 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #18, held for 2 years starting in 1897.
- How many people are named Hazel?
- 305,469 babies have been named Hazel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 112,033 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Hazel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hazel was most common in Wyoming, at 17.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.