as a First Name
From the vocabulary word denoting the tree (Old English hæsel), or its light reddish-brown nuts. This is one of the most successful of the names coined in the 19th century from words denoting plants.
| 514th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 98,742
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 180,410
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Hazel per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
99.40%
0.60%
79%
55+
55+
8%
30-54
30-54
1%
13-29
13-29
11%
0-12
0-12
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