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Hazael
OriginHebrew
Meaning"God sees"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#13826
Boys#3545
16% girls · 84% boys
About Hazael
This name of an Old Testament king is reminiscent of the woodsy nature name Hazel. Given to just 35 boys in 2024, it could make a similar but less popular option than Top 1000 Azael.
Hazael is also given to girls, where it ranks #13826 in the US.
Pronounced HAZ-ay-ul.
As of October 2026, Hazael ranked #3545 for boys and #13826 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3103 for boys in 2004 and #8671 for girls in 2021.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,053 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | #3,612 | 30 | 15.7 |
| 2016 | #4,377 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #4,265 | 24 | 13 |
| 2018 | #4,654 | 21 | 11.6 |
| 2019 | #4,531 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,991 | 19 | 10.9 |
| 2022 | #4,124 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | #4,649 | 22 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | #3,346 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | #3,545 | 32 | 18.7 |
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