Girls' name · since 1921
Hazelene
138 babies named Hazelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
138 girls have been named Hazelene since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Hazelene recorded 138 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1954.
- #23,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hazelene ranks #23,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #23,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Hazelene's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Hazelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hazelene's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hazelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1954
- Peak year (1932)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Hazelene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (50 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Hazelene's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Hazelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 50 births (36% of all-time use).
Hazelene by state
Where Hazelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 34 | 24.6% |
34 of 138 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hazelene's data
- Hazelene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Hazelenes (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hazelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1921–1954 (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 Hazelene 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.