Girls' name · since 1889
Hasel
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 400 babies named Hasel, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hasel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 400 have been recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hasel has been recorded 400 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1930.
- #13,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 400 born since 1889
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hasel ranks #13,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hasel's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hasel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hasel splits its recorded history at 1912: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hasel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1930
- Peak year (1916)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Hasel popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1921 (Hasel as boys' name)
Hasel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (131 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Hasel's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hasel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s
1900s
99 births
- 1910s
1910s
131 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 131 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hasel's data
- Hasel's decade-level peak was the 1910s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hasel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1889–1930 (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 Hasel 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.