People with the first name Hazel
80,463
About 1 in 4,119 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Hazel?
Hazel was the #660 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#660
More common than 98.8% of listed first names
Peak year
1918
7,680 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
6,342
#65 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 4,119
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.7% male99.3% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Hazel across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Hazel reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1918, with 7,680 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 6,342 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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