Fun Facts About the Name Hazel
- Back among the favorites: Hazel returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 11 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 305 thousand babies named Hazel: U.S. records list 305,405 babies given the name Hazel from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,889 boys received the name Hazel - about 1 boy for every 105 girls.
What Does the Name Hazel Mean?
Hazel is an English name taken directly from the hazel tree, and its literal sense is "hazel tree." The word descends from Old English hæsel, with related forms in other Germanic languages such as Middle Low German hasel and Old High German hasala. The hazel is a small tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, valued for its edible nuts, the hazelnuts, and for its flexible wood.
The color word hazel, describing a greenish-brown or light golden-brown shade and used especially of eyes, comes from the tree and its nuts. As a personal name, Hazel is chiefly a transferred use of the English surname Hazel, a topographic name for a person who lived by a hazel tree or grove.
Hazel Name History & Origins
The English surname Hazel came first. It was formed from Old English hæsel as a locational or topographic name for someone who lived near hazel trees or a hazel grove, and it is found in medieval England. As a given name for girls, Hazel entered use in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, when plant, flower, and gem names such as Rose, Violet, Lily, and Pearl were increasingly common. It became a familiar name in the early 20th century.
The hazel tree carries older associations that are separate from the name's etymology. In Celtic tradition the hazel was linked with wisdom, and it is one of the trees of the Ogham alphabet, where its letter is called Coll. In Norse mythology the hazel is connected with the god Thor. These are traditional and symbolic associations of the tree rather than sources of the given name.
A well-known modern literary use is Hazel, the leader of the rabbit warren in Richard Adams's novel Watership Down (1972). This is a later literary use of an existing name, not its origin.
How Popular is the Name Hazel?
Hazel ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1886 through 1936, then returned in 2015 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #21 | 6,318 | 0.3931% |
| 2024 | #19 | 6,401 | 0.3968% |
| 2023 | #18 | 6,181 | 0.3857% |
| 2022 | #27 | 6,157 | 0.3757% |
| 2021 | #28 | 6,011 | 0.3666% |
| 2020 | #31 | 5,513 | 0.3413% |
| 2019 | #33 | 5,462 | 0.3256% |
| 2018 | #42 | 4,951 | 0.2912% |
| 2017 | #43 | 5,046 | 0.2924% |
| 2016 | #52 | 4,681 | 0.2642% |
| 2015 | #63 | 4,302 | 0.2411% |
| 2014 | #105 | 2,909 | 0.1629% |
| 2013 | #157 | 2,056 | 0.1172% |
| 2012 | #173 | 1,785 | 0.1014% |
| 2011 | #211 | 1,481 | 0.0842% |
| 2010 | #264 | 1,240 | 0.0698% |
| 2009 | #293 | 1,126 | 0.0613% |
| 2008 | #345 | 967 | 0.0511% |
| 2007 | #358 | 909 | 0.0473% |
| 2006 | #465 | 682 | 0.0359% |
| 2005 | #514 | 578 | 0.0313% |
| 2004 | #683 | 404 | 0.0220% |
| 2003 | #681 | 385 | 0.0211% |
| 2002 | #768 | 314 | 0.0175% |
| 2001 | #752 | 319 | 0.0177% |
| 2000 | #893 | 246 | 0.0135% |
| 1999 | #916 | 231 | 0.0130% |
| 1998 | #943 | 219 | 0.0124% |
| 1997 | #1,007 | 192 | 0.0110% |
| 1996 | #1,081 | 171 | 0.0098% |
| 1995 | #1,098 | 162 | 0.0092% |
| 1994 | #1,207 | 146 | 0.0082% |
| 1993 | #1,181 | 147 | 0.0081% |
| 1992 | #1,219 | 143 | 0.0078% |
| 1991 | #1,308 | 127 | 0.0068% |
| 1990 | #1,180 | 145 | 0.0076% |
| 1989 | #1,089 | 154 | 0.0084% |
| 1988 | #1,305 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 1987 | #1,086 | 141 | 0.0081% |
| 1986 | #1,174 | 121 | 0.0071% |
| 1985 | #1,187 | 119 | 0.0069% |
| 1984 | #1,166 | 116 | 0.0069% |
| 1983 | #1,334 | 90 | 0.0054% |
| 1982 | #1,162 | 120 | 0.0071% |
| 1981 | #1,074 | 131 | 0.0079% |
| 1980 | #1,070 | 132 | 0.0079% |
| 1979 | #1,180 | 112 | 0.0070% |
| 1978 | #1,034 | 132 | 0.0086% |
| 1977 | #1,042 | 127 | 0.0083% |
| 1976 | #1,067 | 115 | 0.0078% |
| 1975 | #945 | 134 | 0.0092% |
| 1974 | #926 | 136 | 0.0093% |
| 1973 | #891 | 141 | 0.0097% |
| 1972 | #801 | 169 | 0.0111% |
| 1971 | #773 | 188 | 0.0113% |
| 1970 | #676 | 235 | 0.0134% |
| 1969 | #684 | 212 | 0.0126% |
| 1968 | #619 | 241 | 0.0147% |
| 1967 | #595 | 256 | 0.0155% |
| 1966 | #542 | 301 | 0.0178% |
| 1965 | #515 | 343 | 0.0194% |
| 1964 | #512 | 363 | 0.0192% |
| 1963 | #472 | 420 | 0.0218% |
| 1962 | #459 | 447 | 0.0227% |
| 1961 | #433 | 514 | 0.0255% |
| 1960 | #397 | 577 | 0.0285% |
| 1959 | #391 | 585 | 0.0289% |
| 1958 | #360 | 658 | 0.0327% |
| 1957 | #334 | 746 | 0.0365% |
| 1956 | #315 | 771 | 0.0384% |
| 1955 | #287 | 910 | 0.0465% |
| 1954 | #256 | 1,036 | 0.0533% |
| 1953 | #251 | 1,041 | 0.0553% |
| 1952 | #243 | 1,058 | 0.0571% |
| 1951 | #226 | 1,148 | 0.0637% |
| 1950 | #219 | 1,182 | 0.0690% |
| 1949 | #205 | 1,320 | 0.0772% |
| 1948 | #199 | 1,348 | 0.0794% |
| 1947 | #183 | 1,558 | 0.0879% |
| 1946 | #175 | 1,521 | 0.0968% |
| 1945 | #164 | 1,439 | 0.1101% |
| 1944 | #148 | 1,659 | 0.1250% |
| 1943 | #144 | 1,852 | 0.1327% |
| 1942 | #139 | 1,911 | 0.1415% |
| 1941 | #131 | 1,981 | 0.1640% |
| 1940 | #123 | 2,068 | 0.1808% |
| 1939 | #118 | 2,101 | 0.1916% |
| 1938 | #111 | 2,337 | 0.2118% |
| 1937 | #106 | 2,347 | 0.2206% |
| 1936 | #96 | 2,511 | 0.2414% |
| 1935 | #92 | 2,695 | 0.2570% |
| 1934 | #87 | 2,811 | 0.2692% |
| 1933 | #82 | 3,030 | 0.3006% |
| 1932 | #75 | 3,340 | 0.3130% |
| 1931 | #74 | 3,507 | 0.3294% |
| 1930 | #71 | 3,888 | 0.3453% |
| 1929 | #64 | 4,164 | 0.3729% |
| 1928 | #59 | 4,649 | 0.4031% |
| 1927 | #53 | 5,096 | 0.4274% |
| 1926 | #48 | 5,303 | 0.4474% |
| 1925 | #45 | 5,778 | 0.4746% |
| 1924 | #42 | 6,342 | 0.5078% |
| 1923 | #40 | 6,246 | 0.5178% |
| 1922 | #37 | 6,757 | 0.5626% |
| 1921 | #34 | 7,341 | 0.5953% |
| 1920 | #34 | 7,308 | 0.6099% |
| 1919 | #32 | 7,430 | 0.6575% |
| 1918 | #33 | 7,615 | 0.6578% |
| 1917 | #31 | 7,285 | 0.6737% |
| 1916 | #31 | 7,214 | 0.6908% |
| 1915 | #26 | 7,092 | 0.7208% |
| 1914 | #29 | 5,324 | 0.6991% |
| 1913 | #27 | 4,589 | 0.7348% |
| 1912 | #25 | 4,197 | 0.7520% |
| 1911 | #25 | 3,290 | 0.7865% |
| 1910 | #24 | 3,032 | 0.7647% |
| 1909 | #24 | 2,708 | 0.7799% |
| 1908 | #24 | 2,698 | 0.8070% |
| 1907 | #23 | 2,530 | 0.7942% |
| 1906 | #23 | 2,315 | 0.7840% |
| 1905 | #25 | 2,351 | 0.8062% |
| 1904 | #23 | 2,301 | 0.8356% |
| 1903 | #26 | 2,139 | 0.8165% |
| 1902 | #25 | 2,238 | 0.8475% |
| 1901 | #23 | 2,097 | 0.8761% |
| 1900 | #29 | 2,425 | 0.8089% |
| 1899 | #26 | 2,033 | 0.8724% |
| 1898 | #19 | 2,439 | 0.9425% |
| 1897 | #18 | 2,339 | 0.9987% |
| 1896 | #22 | 2,226 | 0.9356% |
| 1895 | #22 | 2,252 | 0.9639% |
| 1894 | #23 | 2,103 | 0.9434% |
| 1893 | #22 | 2,052 | 0.9638% |
| 1892 | #25 | 1,897 | 0.8934% |
| 1891 | #32 | 1,447 | 0.7801% |
| 1890 | #37 | 1,366 | 0.7175% |
| 1889 | #48 | 1,056 | 0.5920% |
| 1888 | #55 | 898 | 0.5027% |
| 1887 | #72 | 504 | 0.3453% |
| 1886 | #81 | 429 | 0.2968% |
| 1885 | #105 | 281 | 0.2112% |
| 1884 | #122 | 209 | 0.1620% |
| 1883 | #149 | 123 | 0.1095% |
| 1882 | #191 | 73 | 0.0677% |
| 1881 | #217 | 50 | 0.0544% |
| 1880 | #356 | 21 | 0.0231% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,306 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #2,837 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2023 | #4,383 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #3,924 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #3,603 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,917 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #11,270 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #5,625 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,898 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,396 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,822 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #9,084 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,231 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,059 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,053 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #11,500 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #10,269 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,277 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #9,280 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,319 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,199 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,373 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,252 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,606 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,522 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,157 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,015 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,651 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,879 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,374 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,067 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #3,163 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #1,994 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #3,201 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,756 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,343 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,227 | 14 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #1,969 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #1,871 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #2,246 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #1,861 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #1,684 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1951 | #1,867 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #1,843 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #1,786 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #1,631 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1947 | #1,431 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1946 | #1,246 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1945 | #1,357 | 24 | 0.0018% |
| 1944 | #1,225 | 30 | 0.0022% |
| 1943 | #1,026 | 43 | 0.0030% |
| 1942 | #1,236 | 32 | 0.0023% |
| 1941 | #1,219 | 30 | 0.0024% |
| 1940 | #974 | 44 | 0.0038% |
| 1939 | #1,042 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1938 | #915 | 48 | 0.0043% |
| 1937 | #1,006 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1936 | #1,021 | 39 | 0.0038% |
| 1935 | #824 | 57 | 0.0055% |
| 1934 | #997 | 42 | 0.0041% |
| 1933 | #942 | 45 | 0.0045% |
| 1932 | #880 | 53 | 0.0051% |
| 1931 | #848 | 56 | 0.0054% |
| 1930 | #920 | 53 | 0.0048% |
| 1929 | #789 | 67 | 0.0062% |
| 1928 | #1,012 | 47 | 0.0042% |
| 1927 | #986 | 51 | 0.0045% |
| 1926 | #863 | 60 | 0.0054% |
| 1925 | #875 | 59 | 0.0053% |
| 1924 | #804 | 71 | 0.0063% |
| 1923 | #837 | 66 | 0.0060% |
| 1922 | #813 | 69 | 0.0063% |
| 1921 | #784 | 74 | 0.0067% |
| 1920 | #734 | 79 | 0.0074% |
| 1919 | #710 | 79 | 0.0081% |
| 1918 | #812 | 65 | 0.0064% |
| 1917 | #746 | 70 | 0.0076% |
| 1916 | #664 | 79 | 0.0089% |
| 1915 | #718 | 68 | 0.0080% |
| 1914 | #648 | 61 | 0.0093% |
| 1913 | #765 | 38 | 0.0074% |
| 1912 | #603 | 46 | 0.0107% |
| 1911 | #591 | 27 | 0.0119% |
| 1910 | #543 | 28 | 0.0144% |
| 1909 | #523 | 25 | 0.0152% |
| 1908 | #459 | 29 | 0.0188% |
| 1907 | #570 | 19 | 0.0129% |
| 1906 | #781 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1905 | #602 | 16 | 0.0121% |
| 1904 | #438 | 24 | 0.0187% |
| 1903 | #561 | 16 | 0.0134% |
| 1902 | #567 | 15 | 0.0122% |
| 1901 | #442 | 19 | 0.0178% |
| 1900 | #660 | 15 | 0.0100% |
| 1899 | #594 | 12 | 0.0113% |
| 1898 | #646 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1897 | #527 | 15 | 0.0133% |
| 1896 | #694 | 11 | 0.0092% |
| 1895 | #587 | 13 | 0.0111% |
| 1894 | #696 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1893 | #554 | 13 | 0.0116% |
| 1892 | #619 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1891 | #507 | 13 | 0.0128% |
| 1890 | #779 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1889 | #744 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1888 | #567 | 13 | 0.0108% |
| 1887 | #991 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1886 | #897 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Hazel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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