Given name & surname
Haze
“one who is spontaneous”
Haze is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is spontaneous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is spontaneous.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
In English usage, Haze is a diminutive of Hazel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haze through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,342
- 1,232 boys · 110 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 150 babies
- 2025
- 136
- #1,429 for boys · #9,694 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +89%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 89% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 126 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,429 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 92.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 684 as a first name in 2020; 536 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haze’s family of names
In English usage, Haze is a diminutive of Hazel. Haze has a related form in Haese. Haze has a related form in Haeze.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Hazelfull form · English
- Hayzevariant
- Haizevariant
- Hazyvariant
- Hazievariant
- Haysevariant
- Hazeavariant
- Hazeevariant
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