Hazael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has seen.
Babies a year
32
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Hazael by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Hazael. In the US, 32 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hazael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- HazielGod sees; form of Haziah or Jewish tradition60 in the US (2017)
- Hanselgod is gracious; a form of Johannes78 in the US (2017)
- Hazenfrom the hazel tree or brushwood51 in the US (2017)
- Hanielgrace of god; a form of Hanael5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazemdetermined, resolute5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Hazael, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Hazael
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