Is Hazael a boy or girl name?

Hazael is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 698 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.0% were girls and 90.0% were boys.

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Hazael

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Hazael was most popular in 2024, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,171 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 698 people named Hazael.

Hazael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hazael’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hazael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hazael is mostly a boy’s name — 10.0% of the 698 Americans given it were girls and 90.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 23% girls and 77% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hazael

Where Hazael is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org