Hazel
Quick answers about Hazel
How many people are named Hazel?
An estimated 107,188 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. It was the #21 girls’ name in 2025.
How old is the typical Hazel?
The median age of a living American named Hazel is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 58 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 Wyoming, where it appeared 4.5× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
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.