Unisex name · since 1983
Hazael
628 babies named Hazael in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
628 babies have been named Hazael since 1983, making it today's #3548 unisex name.
Hazael has 628 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3548 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #6,879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,548 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 628 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hazael ranks #6,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,548 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 628 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hazael's 628 recorded births place it above 84.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Hazael compares
628 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hazael's all-time total is 70% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hazael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 628 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hazael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hazael splits its recorded history at 2007: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hazael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Hazael popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 2016 (Hazael as girls' name)
Hazael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (205 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Hazael's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hazael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 205 births (33% of all-time use).
How Hazael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hazael's total volume
Hazael by state
Where Hazael concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 111 | 17.7% |
| #2 | California | | 65 | 10.4% |
111 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hazael's data
- Hazael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hazaels (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hazael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Hazael 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.