Boys' name · since 2017

Hazard

Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Hazard, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#33,535 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade

11 boys have been named Hazard since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Hazard has 11 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2017 to 2019.

  • #33,535 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2017
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hazard ranks #33,535 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.

#33,535 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Hazard's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hazard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hazard's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hazard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 20172019 6

Hazard by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Hazard's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Hazard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hazard?
Hazard has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,535 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 6 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Hazard sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hazard ranks #33,535 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hazard most popular?
Hazard was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Hazard been used?
The SSA has tracked Hazard since 2017 -- 3 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Hazard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hazel, Hazen, Haziel, Haze, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hazard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2017–2019 (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 Hazard 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.