Recorded 1915–1925 Boys' name Peak 1915 17 births

Bazel — boys' name

17 babies named Bazel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s10
1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Bazel was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bazel in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bazel

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Bazel between 1915 and 1925, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bazel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bazel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bazel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bazel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bazel at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

17

Since 1915

11 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1915

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1925

Bazel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1915

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192519241915 7

Bazel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 59% of Bazel's all-time total
1910s71920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bazel?
17 babies have been named Bazel since 1915. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Bazel most popular?
Bazel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Bazel been used?
Bazel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 11 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Bazel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bazil, Baz, Baze. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.