Hazel

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Hazel is a primarily female given name meaning "hazel", from the name of the tree or the color. It is derived from the Old English hรฆsel. It became a popular name in English-speaking countries during the 19th century, along with other names of plants or trees used for girls.

From Wikipedia

Hazel first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2025 with 798 babies (rank #6 that year). In 2025 it was given to 798 girls (rank #6). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Hazel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hazel yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

5,266
Total babies (all years)
12
Years in the data
798
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201485#97
2015133#113
2016136#126
2017214#61
2018266#41
2019628#34
2020573#25
2021409#26
2022459#21
2023770#9
2024795#6
2025798#6