Bazel
Bazel is a village in Belgium, in the municipality of Kruibeke in the province of East Flanders. The village is home to the Wissekerke Castle. The municipality of Bazel merged into Kruibeke in 1977.
Meaning & Origin of Bazel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bazel is a village in Belgium, in the municipality of Kruibeke in the province of East Flanders. The village is home to the Wissekerke Castle. The municipality of Bazel merged into Kruibeke in 1977.
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The Story of Bazel
The earliest SSA record of Bazel as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 7 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Bazel — #3,082 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Bazels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1925 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Bazels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bazel
Bazel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Bazel's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #3,082. Use the chart and map above to compare Bazel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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