Girls' name · since 1888
Hazelle
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 932 babies named Hazelle, peaking in 1914. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,928 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 932
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hazelle is the #5928 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 932 recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Hazelle recorded 932 times among girls since 1888, holding rank #5928 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #7,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,928 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 932 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hazelle ranks #7,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,928 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 932 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,928 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 932
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hazelle's 932 recorded births place it above 89.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hazelle compares
932 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Hazelle's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hazelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 932 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hazelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hazelle's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hazelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1914)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Hazelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (240 births, 26% of the file).
1910s was Hazelle's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Hazelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
96 births
- 1900s 69
1900s
69 births
- 1910s
1910s
240 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 240 births (26% of all-time use).
How Hazelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hazelle's total volume
Hazelle by state
Where Hazelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | South Dakota | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
29 of 932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hazelle's data
- Hazelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hazelles (29 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 Hazelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Hazelle 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.