Hazel Name Popularity

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How popular is Hazel?

The very popular name Hazel was the 42nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 18, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1897.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 7,615 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hazel was 21 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1880-1893, 1911-1915, and 1994-2017, the name Hazel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1946-1950, 1951-1967, 1968-1973, and 1980-1983.

Where is the name Hazel popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Hazel has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hazel for their newborn has risen significantly.

The name Hazel is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Hazel (Girl)		Hazel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		4,916	42	16	5,578
2017		5,023	43	15	5,879
2016		4,667	52	17	5,381
2015		4,297	63	12	6,812
2014		2,904	105	8	9,072
2013		2,054	157	6	11,220
2012		1,784	172	< 5	--
2011		1,480	211	8	9,051
2010		1,239	264	7	10,043
2009		1,125	292	6	11,494
2008		966	345	7	10,259
2007		908	358	11	7,271
2006		681	466	< 5	--
2005		577	514	< 5	--
2004		404	681	7	9,274
2003		385	681	< 5	--
2002		314	767	5	11,312
2001		319	752	5	11,193
2000		246	893	< 5	--
1999		231	916	< 5	--
1998		219	943	< 5	--
1997		192	1,007	< 5	--
1996		170	1,088	< 5	--
1995		162	1,098	5	9,374
1994		146	1,207	7	7,250
1993		147	1,181	< 5	--
1992		143	1,218	< 5	--
1991		127	1,308	< 5	--
1990		145	1,180	< 5	--
1989		154	1,089	< 5	--
1988		111	1,305	< 5	--
1987		141	1,083	< 5	--
1986		121	1,174	< 5	--
1985		119	1,188	5	6,930
1984		116	1,165	< 5	--
1983		90	1,334	< 5	--
1982		120	1,162	< 5	--
1981		131	1,073	< 5	--
1980		131	1,078	< 5	--
1979		112	1,178	< 5	--
1978		132	1,034	< 5	--
1977		127	1,043	< 5	--
1976		115	1,068	7	4,604
1975		134	945	< 5	--
1974		136	925	5	5,521
1973		141	891	< 5	--
1972		169	799	7	4,157
1971		188	773	< 5	--
1970		234	679	5	5,013
1969		212	684	5	4,651
1968		241	619	6	3,875
1967		256	594	7	3,373
1966		301	543	< 5	--
1965		343	515	< 5	--
1964		363	512	16	2,067
1963		421	471	8	3,162
1962		446	462	17	1,993
1961		515	433	8	3,196
1960		576	397	10	2,755
1959		584	391	13	2,347
1958		657	360	< 5	--
1957		748	333	14	2,230
1956		770	315	17	1,969
1955		910	286	18	1,870
1954		1,036	256	13	2,247
1953		1,041	251	18	1,860
1952		1,058	243	21	1,683
1951		1,150	225	17	1,867
1950		1,180	219	17	1,843
1949		1,321	205	18	1,786
1948		1,346	199	21	1,631
1947		1,559	183	27	1,432
1946		1,520	175	32	1,245
1945		1,438	164	24	1,357
1944		1,660	148	31	1,201
1943		1,852	144	42	1,042
1942		1,911	139	32	1,236
1941		1,982	131	30	1,219
1940		2,068	123	44	973
1939		2,099	118	38	1,042
1938		2,338	111	48	916
1937		2,348	106	40	1,005
1936		2,510	96	39	1,021
1935		2,695	92	57	824
1934		2,809	87	42	997
1933		3,029	82	45	941
1932		3,339	75	53	880
1931		3,506	74	56	848
1930		3,889	71	53	920
1929		4,164	64	67	789
1928		4,650	59	47	1,012
1927		5,095	53	51	986
1926		5,302	48	60	863
1925		5,779	45	59	876
1924		6,342	42	71	804
1923		6,245	40	66	837
1922		6,758	37	69	813
1921		7,341	34	74	784
1920		7,308	34	79	734
1919		7,430	32	79	710
1918		7,615	33	65	812
1917		7,285	31	70	746
1916		7,214	31	79	664
1915		7,092	26	68	718
1914		5,324	29	61	648
1913		4,589	27	38	765
1912		4,197	25	46	603
1911		3,290	25	27	591
1910		3,032	24	28	543
1909		2,708	24	25	523
1908		2,698	24	29	459
1907		2,530	23	19	570
1906		2,315	23	11	781
1905		2,351	25	16	602
1904		2,301	23	24	438
1903		2,139	26	16	561
1902		2,238	25	15	567
1901		2,097	23	19	442
1900		2,425	29	15	660
1899		2,033	26	12	594
1898		2,439	19	12	646
1897		2,339	18	15	527
1896		2,226	22	11	694
1895		2,252	22	13	587
1894		2,103	23	10	696
1893		2,052	22	13	554
1892		1,897	25	12	619
1891		1,447	32	13	507
1890		1,366	37	8	779
1889		1,056	48	8	744
1888		898	55	13	567
1887		504	72	5	991
1886		429	81	6	897
1885		281	105	< 5	--
1884		209	122	< 5	--
1883		123	149	< 5	--
1882		73	191	< 5	--
1881		50	217	< 5	--
1880		21	356	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.