Hazel
A unisex name of English origin, meaning the hazel tree; hazel-eyed.
How Hazel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #63 |
| 2016 | #52 |
| 2017 | #43 |
| 2018 | #42 |
| 2019 | #33 |
| 2020 | #31 |
| 2021 | #28 |
| 2022 | #27 |
| 2023 | #19 |
| 2024 | #19 |
| 2025 | #21 |
Hazel by the numbers
In 2025, 638 babies in England and Wales were named Hazel. In the US, 5,019 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 7,615 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 110 American babies born that year was called Hazel.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hazel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Hazel
Names that are said the same way as Hazel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Hazel, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Hazel
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