Hazel

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Canadian	Girl	Hazelnut tree
Christian	Girl	Hazelnut tree
English	Girl	Hazelnut tree
Jamaican	Girl	Hazelnut tree
Nature	Girl	A nut-bearing shrub; symbolizes wisdom.
Old English	Girl	commander
Old Scottish	Girl	Hazelnut tree

Fun Facts About the Name Hazel

Backwards

Lezah

Scrabble Score

17 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert."

Similar & Rhyming Names

RaizelGezelHekliHaskellWenzel

Popularity of Hazel

Popularity Analysis

The name Hazel first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #18, which it reached in 1897. It has been a long-time favorite, spending 61 years in the top 100. As of 2024, it ranked #19.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	19	Female	0.3622%
2023	18	Female	0.3519%
2022	27	Female	0.3429%
2021	28	Female	0.3352%
2020	31	Female	0.3116%
2019	33	Female	0.2977%
2018	42	Female	0.2664%
2017	43	Female	0.2669%
2016	52	Female	0.2413%
2015	63	Female	0.2207%
2014	105	Female	0.1488%
2013	157	Female	0.1067%
2012	172	Female	0.0922%
2011	210	Female	0.0765%
2010	262	Female	0.0635%
2009	294	Female	0.0553%
2008	343	Female	0.0465%
2007	359	Female	0.0428%
2006	465	Female	0.0326%
2005	516	Female	0.0283%
2004	681	Female	0.0201%
2003	681	Female	0.0192%
2002	767	Female	0.0159%
2001	750	Female	0.0161%
2000	893	Female	0.0123%
1999	915	Female	0.0119%
1998	942	Female	0.0113%
1975	946	Female	0.0086%
1974	921	Female	0.0087%
1973	887	Female	0.0091%
1972	802	Female	0.0105%
1971	779	Female	0.0106%
1970	683	Female	0.0127%
1969	687	Female	0.0119%
1968	618	Female	0.0142%
1967	595	Female	0.0149%
1966	543	Female	0.0171%
1965	515	Female	0.0187%
1964	512	Female	0.0186%
1963	472	Female	0.0211%
1962	457	Female	0.0221%
1961	433	Female	0.0248%
1960	397	Female	0.0277%
1959	392	Female	0.0281%
1958	361	Female	0.0317%
1957	333	Female	0.0356%
1956	315	Female	0.0375%
1955	287	Female	0.0453%
1954	257	Female	0.0519%
1953	251	Female	0.0544%
1952	244	Female	0.0552%
1951	225	Female	0.0626%
1950	219	Female	0.0670%
1949	206	Female	0.0750%
1948	200	Female	0.0772%
1947	183	Female	0.0859%
1946	175	Female	0.0946%
1945	165	Female	0.1063%
1944	147	Female	0.1216%
1943	144	Female	0.1291%
1942	139	Female	0.1374%
1941	131	Female	0.1591%
1940	123	Female	0.1748%
1939	118	Female	0.1850%
1938	111	Female	0.2048%
1937	106	Female	0.2132%
1936	96	Female	0.2331%
1935	92	Female	0.2479%
1934	87	Female	0.2595%
1933	82	Female	0.2892%
1932	75	Female	0.3022%
1931	74	Female	0.3175%
1930	71	Female	0.3335%
1929	64	Female	0.3596%
1928	59	Female	0.3895%
1927	53	Female	0.4123%
1926	48	Female	0.4311%
1925	45	Female	0.4569%
1924	42	Female	0.4893%
1923	40	Female	0.4983%
1922	37	Female	0.5425%
1921	34	Female	0.5734%
1920	34	Female	0.5872%
1919	32	Female	0.6324%
1918	33	Female	0.6334%
1917	31	Female	0.6484%
1916	31	Female	0.6644%
1915	26	Female	0.6925%
1914	29	Female	0.6680%
1913	26	Female	0.7011%
1912	25	Female	0.7152%
1911	25	Female	0.7450%
1910	24	Female	0.7229%
1909	24	Female	0.7353%
1908	24	Female	0.7608%
1907	23	Female	0.7492%
1906	23	Female	0.7390%
1905	25	Female	0.7587%
1904	23	Female	0.7868%
1903	26	Female	0.7689%
1902	25	Female	0.7983%
1901	23	Female	0.8248%
1900	29	Female	0.7629%
1899	26	Female	0.8214%
1898	19	Female	0.8896%
1897	18	Female	0.9421%
1896	22	Female	0.8833%
1895	22	Female	0.9113%
1894	23	Female	0.8912%
1893	22	Female	0.9110%
1892	25	Female	0.8434%
1891	32	Female	0.7361%
1890	37	Female	0.6774%
1889	48	Female	0.5581%
1888	55	Female	0.4740%
1887	72	Female	0.3243%
1886	81	Female	0.2790%
1885	105	Female	0.1980%
1884	122	Female	0.1519%
1883	149	Female	0.1024%
1882	191	Female	0.0631%
1881	217	Female	0.0506%
1880	356	Female	0.0215%

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