Boys' name · since 1915
Bazel
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Bazel, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Bazel since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bazel has 17 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1925.
- #29,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bazel ranks #29,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bazel's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bazel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bazel's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bazel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1925
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Bazel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).
1920s was Bazel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Bazel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bazel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bazel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.