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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Hazen

Meaning Hazen is both a surname and a given name Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,782 Trend ↑ Rising 35%

Hazen is both a surname and a given name.

Rank 2025
#1,782
among boys · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Hazen · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,979
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
97 babies
All-time total
2,414
#2,998 all-time among boys
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Hazen popularity over time

2,414 babies have been named Hazen since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 25 25 3 – #695
1900s – 35 35 4 +40% #805
1910s – 163 163 16 +366% #1,334
1920s – 249 249 25 +53% #1,268
1930s – 133 133 13 -47% #1,561
1940s – 100 100 10 -25% #2,024
1950s – 74 74 7 -26% #2,313
1960s – 36 36 4 -51% #2,465
1970s – 45 45 5 +25% #3,356
1980s – 59 59 6 +31% #4,031
1990s – 103 103 10 +75% #3,754
2000s 15 298 313 31 +204% #2,776
2010s 50 563 613 61 +96% #1,855
2020s (to 2025) 22 444 466 78 +27% #1,740

Where Hazen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 103 0.06 outside top 500
2029 106 0.06 outside top 500
2030 109 0.06 outside top 500

The story of Hazen

Hazen is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,782 in 2025 with 90 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 2,414 American babies have been named Hazen. Its peak came in 2025, when 97 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hazen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hazen?

The median living Hazen is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 1,700 people named Hazen are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hazen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,377 90 #1,782
2024 – – 95 #1,740
2023 – – 75 #2,017
2022 – – 68 #2,156
2021 7 #12,681 57 #2,391
2020 8 #11,472 59 #2,303
2019 10 #10,012 81 #1,855
2018 7 #12,964 61 #2,244
2017 5 #16,797 51 #2,504
2016 11 #9,657 69 #2,053
2015 12 #9,159 50 #2,498
2014 5 #17,505 61 #2,215
2013 – – 52 #2,411
2012 – – 46 #2,648
2011 – – 52 #2,415
2010 – – 40 #2,926
2009 5 #18,330 36 #3,184
2008 5 #18,537 31 #3,516
2007 5 #18,643 43 #2,776
2006 – – 33 #3,253
2005 – – 37 #2,860
2004 – – 18 #4,663
2003 – – 22 #3,886
2002 – – 30 #3,041
2001 – – 27 #3,264
2000 – – 21 #3,827
1995 – – 10 #5,653
1990 – – 8 #6,046
1985 – – 10 #4,168
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 6 #4,443
1965 – – 5 #4,140
1960 – – 5 #4,281
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 6 #3,476
1945 – – 11 #2,179
1940 – – 12 #2,125
1935 – – 20 #1,561
1930 – – 18 #1,781
1925 – – 29 #1,373
1920 – – 28 #1,404
1915 – – 17 #1,740
1910 – – 6 #1,492
1905 – – – –
1900 – – 6 #1,232
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hazen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hazen?

The median living Hazen is about 11 years old. Half of all living Hazens are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Hazen are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Hazen are alive in the United States, based on 2,414 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hazen mean?

Hazen is both a surname and a given name.

How popular is the name Hazen in 2025?

Hazen ranked #1,782 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 90 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hazen?

2,414 babies have been named Hazen in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hazen most popular?

Hazen peaked in 2025, when 97 newborns received the name.

Is Hazen a boy or girl name?

Hazen is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hazen rising or falling?

Hazen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hazen become more popular?

Hazen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 109 boys named Hazen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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