Unisex name · since 1912
Haze
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,232 babies named Haze, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,232
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Haze currently ranks #1429 among unisex names in America, with 1,232 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haze has been recorded 1,232 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #1429 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #4,497 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,429 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,232 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haze ranks #4,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,429 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,232 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,232
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Haze's 1,232 recorded births place it above 90.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haze compares
1,232 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Haze's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haze | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,232 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haze splits its recorded history at 2003: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haze popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Haze popularity over time - girls
110 total births recorded since 2012 (Haze as girls' name)
Haze by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (628 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Haze's strongest decade.
628 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Haze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 114
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
352 births
- 2020s
2020s
628 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 628 births (51% of all-time use).
How Haze 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 Haze's total volume
Haze by state
Where Haze concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 94 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Utah | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 14 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.0% |
94 of 1,232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Haze appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Hazes (94 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Haze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Haze 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.