Hazal
Hazal is a Turkish female given name that mistaken mostly with the name “Hazan” which means dried tree leaves and autumn flower. Hazan: from Persian khazān : dried leaves, autumn. Hazal: from Kurdish and Arabic gazelle.
Meaning & Origin of Hazal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hazal is a Turkish female given name that mistaken mostly with the name “Hazan” which means dried tree leaves and autumn flower. Hazan: from Persian khazān : dried leaves, autumn. Hazal: from Kurdish and Arabic gazelle.
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The Story of Hazal
Hazal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 11 Hazals were born — ranking #8,969 that year. As of 2026, Hazal ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 66 Hazals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hazal
Hazal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Hazal's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,969. Use the chart and map above to compare Hazal'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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