Girls' name · since 1891
Hazell
375 babies named Hazell in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,506 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hazell currently ranks #7506 among girls' names in America, with 375 babies recorded since 1891.
Social Security Administration records show Hazell recorded 375 times among girls since 1891, holding rank #7506 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #14,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,506 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 375 born since 1891
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hazell ranks #14,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,506 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 375 born since 1891, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,506 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hazell's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hazell compares
375 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Hazell's all-time total is -0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hazell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hazell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hazell's full recorded timeline at 2001, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hazell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Hazell popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1926 (Hazell as boys' name)
Hazell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Hazell's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Hazell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (26% of all-time use).
Hazell by state
Where Hazell concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
6 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hazell's data
- Hazell's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hazells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Hazell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Hazell 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.