Given name
Hazael
“God has seen”
Hazael is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewחזהאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hazael means “God has seen.”
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Where it comes from
Hazael is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb haza (חזה), “to see or have [a] vision,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hazael appears in 2 Kings 8:7-15, 2 Kings 8:8, 2 Kings 8:15 and 14 other passages.
- 2 Kings 8:7-15
- 2 Kings 8:8
- 2 Kings 8:15
- 2 Kings 8:28
- 2 Kings 9:24
- 2 Kings 8:9
- 2 Kings 9:27
- 2 Kings 10:32
- 2 Kings 13:3
- 2 Kings 13:25
- Amos 1:4
- 1 Kings 19:15
- 1 Kings 19:17
- 2 Chronicles 22:6
- 2 Kings 8:13
- 2 Kings 8:29
- 2 Kings 8:12
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Hazael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 698
- 628 boys · 70 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 38
- #3,545 for boys · #13,826 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,545 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 587 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hazael’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Hazael, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Jaaziel
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Ithiel
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
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>99% boys