Hazel Forename
2,993rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 348,105 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Hazel Forename Definition:
A female name. apparently a late-19th-C innovation. A correspondent in Notes and Queries 1904 mentions it as one of several flower and plant names then growing in popularity.
Hazel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 122,624 | 1:2,956 | 513 |
| Philippines | 98% | 72,626 | 1:1,460 | 293 |
| England | 100% | 62,730 | 1:886 | 197 |
| South Africa | 99% | 15,571 | 1:3,502 | 667 |
| Canada | 100% | 9,003 | 1:3,680 | 641 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8,406 | 1:636 | 138 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 6,770 | 1:704 | 146 |
| Jamaica | - | 5,885 | 1:490 | 100 |
| Turkey | 99% | 5,075 | 1:15,330 | 1,337 |
| Wales | 100% | 3,399 | 1:910 | 220 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 3,338 | 1:552 | 136 |
| Nicaragua | 98% | 2,712 | 1:2,219 | 406 |
| Australia | - | 2,462 | 1:5,547 | 699 |
| Malawi | 100% | 2,454 | 1:6,973 | 883 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,331 | 1:13,219 | 1,863 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2,066 | 1:2,248 | 322 |
| Kenya | - | 1,725 | 1:26,845 | 2,348 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,598 | 1:2,839 | 496 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 1,551 | 1:9,944 | 1,335 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 1,050 | 1:1,297 | 244 |
| Zambia | - | 1,049 | 1:15,114 | 1,449 |
| Mexico | 79% | 936 | 1:132,633 | 2,940 |
| India | 100% | 871 | 1:1,394,808 | 81,979 |
| Barbados | - | 735 | 1:394 | 84 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 611 | 1:49,430 | 2,950 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 597 | 1:11,709 | 1,113 |
| Guyana | 100% | 567 | 1:1,346 | 235 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 529 | 1:57,561 | 4,584 |
| Singapore | 100% | 528 | 1:11,907 | 2,363 |
| Bahamas | - | 517 | 1:772 | 196 |
| Qatar | 100% | 455 | 1:5,208 | 838 |
| El Salvador | - | 409 | 1:15,506 | 931 |
| Ghana | - | 393 | 1:68,667 | 3,308 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 382 | 1:1,521 | 286 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 325 | 1:25,084 | 2,487 |
| Botswana | 100% | 306 | 1:7,139 | 1,119 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 269 | 1:62,833 | 3,946 |
| China | - | 254 | 1:5,378,172 | 55,894 |
| Kuwait | - | 237 | 1:15,972 | 1,773 |
| Hong Kong | - | 207 | 1:37,453 | 2,425 |
| Swaziland | - | 205 | 1:6,342 | 1,007 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 204 | 1:116,518 | 13,025 |
| Panama | 100% | 199 | 1:19,631 | 1,954 |
| Thailand | 100% | 197 | 1:355,664 | 18,876 |
| Spain | 100% | 173 | 1:268,959 | 4,724 |
| Germany | 89% | 161 | 1:600,484 | 5,863 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 154 | 1:67,736 | 4,074 |
| Honduras | 100% | 135 | 1:65,315 | 2,612 |
| Namibia | - | 134 | 1:17,942 | 1,702 |
| Egypt | 50% | 130 | 1:706,930 | 15,746 |
| Liberia | 100% | 120 | 1:36,767 | 2,128 |
| Belize | 100% | 116 | 1:3,054 | 695 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 99 | 1:1,004 | 181 |
| Jersey | - | 91 | 1:1,099 | 236 |
| Grenada | 96% | 88 | 1:1,229 | 247 |
| Nigeria | 82% | 87 | 1:2,040,970 | 40,762 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 85 | 1:1,000 | 138 |
| Brunei | - | 84 | 1:4,995 | 505 |
| Brazil | 100% | 83 | 1:2,581,158 | 50,123 |
| Guatemala | 50% | 81 | 1:198,869 | 3,035 |
| Israel | 95% | 81 | 1:103,740 | 4,433 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 78 | 1:2,491,765 | 31,344 |
| Peru | 90% | 78 | 1:407,583 | 7,871 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| Portugal | - | 74 | 1:140,687 | 3,423 |
| Sweden | 100% | 72 | 1:136,915 | 5,400 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 66 | 1:108,364 | 8,618 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 65 | 1:1,426 | 340 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 64 | 1:857 | 168 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96% | 61 | 1:1,829 | 348 |
| Colombia | 100% | 59 | 1:809,812 | 10,156 |
| Saint Lucia | 56% | 57 | 1:3,120 | 565 |
| Malta | - | 51 | 1:8,419 | 919 |
| France | 100% | 50 | 1:1,329,407 | 9,222 |
| Norway | 100% | 49 | 1:104,741 | 3,340 |
| Sudan | 100% | 49 | 1:771,571 | 2,562 |
| Belgium | 100% | 46 | 1:249,784 | 5,526 |
| Switzerland | 99% | 46 | 1:178,554 | 4,373 |
| Uganda | 100% | 45 | 1:910,154 | 16,462 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 39 | 1:1,572 | 368 |
| Chile | 95% | 38 | 1:463,348 | 5,820 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 38 | 1:93,429 | 1,839 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 36 | 1:1,759 | 303 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 36 | 1:3,049 | 570 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 34 | 1:171 | 38 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 33 | 1:26,396 | 1,486 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 100% | 32 | 1:1,085 | 255 |
| Indonesia | - | 29 | 1:8,895,299 | 294,414 |
| Italy | 97% | 29 | 1:2,105,589 | 14,372 |
| Gibraltar | - | 27 | 1:1,264 | 259 |
| Bermuda | - | 24 | 1:2,701 | 544 |
| South Korea | - | 23 | 1:241,062 | 8,475 |
| Aruba | - | 21 | 1:4,942 | 942 |
| Ecuador | - | 16 | 1:1,107,932 | 8,230 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 15 | 1:21,209 | 1,640 |
| Argentina | 92% | 14 | 1:3,055,232 | 9,516 |
| Greece | 100% | 14 | 1:781,039 | 8,435 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 12 | 1:2,604 | 555 |
| Japan | - | 12 | 1:10,665,505 | 35,725 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 12 | 1:4,556 | 750 |
| Oman | - | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Vietnam | - | 11 | 1:8,420,283 | 3,954 |
| Denmark | - | 10 | 1:564,950 | 8,399 |
| Myanmar | - | 9 | 1:5,772,030 | 1,432 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 8 | 1:255,000 | 16,349 |
| Austria | 100% | 7 | 1:1,216,314 | 8,086 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 6 | 1:2,209 | 418 |
| Dominica | - | 6 | 1:12,578 | 436 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Cuba | - | 5 | 1:2,301,310 | 5,387 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Macau | - | 5 | 1:121,642 | 885 |
| Montserrat | - | 5 | 1:975 | 152 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 4 | 1:786 | 147 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Finland | 67% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Monaco | 100% | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Palau | - | 4 | 1:5,428 | 88 |
| Saint Martin | - | 4 | 1:8,936 | 133 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Ukraine | 67% | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Paraguay | 67% | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Häzel (1) & Hazél (1) are calculated separately.
Hazel (18,187) may also be a surname.
Hazel Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. apparently a late-19th-C innovation. A correspondent in Notes and Queries 1904 mentions it as one of several flower and plant names then growing in popularity.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
F. From the tree and nut so named; from a common Teutonic radical. Cf. Ivy.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Hebrew name, meaning: Protected by God.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Hazel Forename Popularity
Hazel Demographics
Hazel Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 24 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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