girl · english
Hazel
say it hay-zul
What Hazel means
- English hazel tree or nut; light brown color
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 5 countries.
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 10 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 12 in Australia (2024)
- no. 20 in the US (2024)
- no. 87 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 87 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 109 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 112 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 159 in Northern Ireland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1890.
Names with a similar meaning
Laura Willow Lina Rowan Oakley Olive Holly Lennox Ashley Daphne Magnolia Oaklynn
Hazel in stories
- The Heroes of Olympus: Hazel Levesque, the daughter of Pluto
- The Fault in Our Stars: Hazel Grace Lancaster, the teenage narrator with cancer
- Watership Down: Hazel, the rabbit who leads the escape from Sandleford
- The Fault in Our Stars: Hazel Grace Lancaster, the teen with cancer