Girl
Hazel
Popular in the early 1900s, largely forgotten by mid-century, and now back in style as part of a broader revival of vintage nature names. It is not as common as it was in the 1920s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry.
Old EnglishThe hazel tree
Old EnglishA symbol of wisdom
Births by decade
1900s
23,991
1910s
57,629
1920s
59,627
1930s
29,030
1940s
16,958
1950s
9,281
1960s
3,751
1970s
1,512
1980s
1,239
1990s
1,694
2000s
5,963
2010s
23,494
Peaked in the 1920s · 234,169 total U.S. births since 1900