Recorded 1887–2022 Girls' name Peak 1924 2,441 births

Hazle — girls' name

2,441 babies named Hazle in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hazle was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

96 babies were named Hazle in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hazle

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,441 babies named Hazle between 1887 and 2022, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hazle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hazle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 815 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Hazle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 189 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Hazle in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hazle 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 2,441 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.

Hazle at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,441

Since 1887

136 years of records

Peak year

1924

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1887

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2022

Hazle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1887

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1924)
96
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
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Hazle popularity over time — boys

43 total births recorded since 1915 (Hazle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 43 births
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Hazle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
815 births that decade — 33% of Hazle's all-time total
1880s281890s1451900s1771910s5931920s8151930s3681940s1811950s831960s152000s52010s152020s16

Hazle by state

Where Hazle concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hazle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
189 7.7%
#2 Tennessee
122 5.0%
#3 Mississippi
91 3.7%
#4 Oklahoma
75 3.1%
#5 Kentucky
55 2.3%
#6 Alabama
48 2.0%
#7 Arkansas
43 1.8%
#8 Georgia
31 1.3%
Texas share of Hazle's total US births 7.7%
Even split

189 of 2,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Hazle appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hazle?
2,441 babies have been named Hazle since 1887. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1924 with 96 births.
When was Hazle most popular?
Hazle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 815 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Hazle most popular?
The top states for the name Hazle are Texas (189 births), Tennessee (122 births), Mississippi (91 births).
How long has the name Hazle been used?
Hazle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 136 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Hazle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hazel, Hazelle, Hazley, Hazely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1887–2022 (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.