Hazel
A unisex name of English origin, meaning the hazel tree; hazel-eyed.
Babies a year
5,019
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#21
down from #19
UK popularity
#71
638 babies · up from #75
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 |
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. Its US peak was 7,615 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Hazel was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.91% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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