Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Hazel
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1918
Peak births
7,615
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Hazel
How many people are named Hazel?
An estimated 95,684 living Americans are named Hazel.
How rare is Hazel?
Hazel is still widely used among babies today, with 6,318 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 17% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Hazel?
The median age of a living American named Hazel is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 18 years old.
Is Hazel still popular?
Yes — Hazel is currently rising in popularity, with 6,318 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Hazel most common?
Hazel has its strongest geographic signal in Vermont, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
17%
2025
6,318
All-time
302,580
Where it lives now
Hazel is most concentrated in Wyoming — about 4.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Hazel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.