Recorded 1921–1954 Girls' name Peak 1932 138 births

Hazelene — girls' name

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.

1920s261930s461940s501950s16
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Hazelene was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

15 babies were named Hazelene in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hazelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Hazelene between 1921 and 1954, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hazelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hazelene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hazelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hazelene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hazelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 138 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hazelene at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

138

Since 1921

34 years of records

Peak year

1932

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1921

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1954

Hazelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1921

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1932)
15
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 19541949194619411936193219241921 8

Hazelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
50 births that decade — 36% of Hazelene's all-time total
1920s261930s461940s501950s16

Hazelene by state

Where Hazelene concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hazelene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
34 24.6%
North Carolina share of Hazelene's total US births 24.6%

34 of 138 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hazelene?
138 babies have been named Hazelene since 1921. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1932 with 15 births.
When was Hazelene most popular?
Hazelene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Hazelene most popular?
The top states for the name Hazelene are North Carolina (34 births).
How long has the name Hazelene been used?
Hazelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 34 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Hazelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hazel, Hazle, Hazelle, Hazley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.