Hazel

Meaning: Hazel tree or color
Origin: English (from Old English)

Nicknames: Hassie, Haze

Girl's name · #21 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Hazel was #18 in 1897, slipped to #1333, and is currently back at #21. Hardly any name in the record has managed that round trip.

Already rising, US births of Hazel grew from 2,057 in 2013 to 4,302 in 2015. The Fault in Our Stars, whose heroine is Hazel Grace Lancaster, reached cinemas in 2014.

Across the states

See where Hazel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Hazel is especially popular in Australia (VIC), New Zealand, and Australia (QLD).

#3 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #4 in New Zealand (2025) · #5 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #8 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #56 in Ireland (2025) · #71 in England & Wales (2025) · #97 in Scotland (2025) · #134 in N. Ireland (2025) · #379 in Ecuador (2025) · #399 in Netherlands (2025) · #603 in France (2025) · #703 in Belgium (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Hazels

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman — US tennis and badminton player (1886–1974)
Hazel Brugger — Swiss comedian
Hazel Keech — British actress and model
Hazel Abel — American politician (1888–1966)
Hazel Court — English actress (1926–2008)

In stories & tradition

Hazel Levesque — The Heroes of Olympus (novel series)
Hazel Wells — The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (TV series)
Hazel Flood^pt — South of Midnight (video game)

What Hazels become

Among 366 notable people named Hazel:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hazel Brugger, Swiss comedian.

Spellings & nicknames

About 110 boys a year are given Haze as their full name.

Similar names: Daisy · Ashley · Ella · Alice · Ada · Hallie

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