HAY-zul
Hazel
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About Hazel
The name Hazel is currently ranked #21 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #18 in 1897. The name is most popular in North Dakota, Alaska, and Idaho. Hazel is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
Pronounced HAY-zul.
As of September 2026, Hazel ranked #21 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #18 in 1897, Nameberry popularity #39.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #105 | 2,909 | 1,628.5 |
| 2015 | #63 | 4,302 | 2,410 |
| 2016 | #52 | 4,681 | 2,641.6 |
| 2017 | #43 | 5,046 | 2,922.7 |
| 2018 | #42 | 4,951 | 2,910.5 |
| 2019 | #33 | 5,462 | 3,254.4 |
| 2020 | #31 | 5,513 | 3,410.4 |
| 2021 | #28 | 6,011 | 3,663.3 |
| 2022 | #27 | 6,157 | 3,754 |
| 2023 | #18 | 6,181 | 3,852.1 |
| 2024 | #19 | 6,401 | 3,950.8 |
| 2025 | #21 | 6,318 | 3,930.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Hazels
- Hazel Scott (1920
1981), Black jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor
- Hazel Anne Blears
British MP and cabinet minister
- Hazel O'Connor
English singer,songwriter and actress
- Hazel Mae Clark
American Olympic athlete
- Hazel Hempel Abel
U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
American tennis player
- Hazel Jane Dickens
American bluegrass singer
- Hazel Keech (born Rose Dawn)
Indian,British actress
- Hazel Brooks
American actress
- Hazel McCallion
Canadian politician from Ontario
- Hazel Mae (Cagulada)
Canadian sportscaster
- Hazel Hayes
YouTube personality
- Hazel Lavery (1880
1935), wife and model of the Irish artist Sir John Lavery whose likeness appeared on Banknotes of Ireland for much of the 20th century
- Hazel Gordy Jackson
daughter of Motown producer Berry Gordy; wife of singer Jermaine Jackson
- Hazel Bailey Lessard (b. 2004)
daughter of musician Stefan Lessard of The Dave Matthews Band
- Hazel Patricia Moder (b. 2004)
daughter of actress Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder, twin of Phinnaeus Walter 'Finn' Moder
- Hazel Jane Moody (b. 2009)
daughter of novelist Rick Moody
- Hazel McMurray (b. 2013)
daughter of NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray
- Hazel Krasinski (b. 2014)
daughter of actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
- Hazel Flora Lieberstein (b. 2014)
daughter of writers Warren Lieberstein and Audrey Wauchope
- Hazel Lucia Castro (b. 2015)
daughter of singer Jason Castro
- Hazel Grace Busby (b.2015)
one of the Busby Quints on TV's "Outdaughtered"
- Hazel Pyatt (b. 2016)
daughter of ice hockey player Taylor Pyatt
- Hazel Nicola Lewis (b. 2016)
daughter of rugby league player Luke Lewis
Hazel in pop culture
- Hazel Grace Lancaster
main character in book/movie "The Fault in Our Stars"
- Hazel Burke
main character on TV's "Hazel"
- Hazel Levesque
character in the Heroes of Olympus series
- Hazel Wassername
character on TV's "30 Rock"
- Hazel Williams
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Hazel Aden
character on TV's "Degrassi : The Next Generation"
- Hazel
character in video game "Amnesia: The Dark Descent"
- Hazel
male rabbit in book/movie "Watership Down"
- Hazel Bellamy
character on TV's "Upstairs, Downstairs"
- Hazel
Male character in the “Umbrella Academy”
- Hazel Shade
character in "Pale Fire" by Vladimir Nabokov
- Hazel Stone
character in "The Rolling Stones" by Robert A. Heinlein
- Hazel Frost
character in X,Men Comics
- Hazel Flagg
main character in 1937 film "Nothing Sacred"
- Hazel Charming
character in Canadian animated series "Little Charmers"
- Hazel
character in manga series Gensoumaden Saiyuki
- Hazel
main character in the comic "Saga"
- Hazel Wong
main character in the Wells and Wong Mysteries book series
- Hazel Cahn
character in game "Dream Daddy"
- Sister Hazel
American pop/rock band
- "Hazel
" Bob Dylan song
- Hazel
main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”
Variations & nicknames
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