Names / Girl names
Hazel
Current rank
#21
and rising
All-time peak
#18
in 2023
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
305,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #18 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Hazel first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It crested in 2023 at #18. As of the latest data it stands at #21, climbing. Across all years, more than 305,400 children have been named this.