Given name & surname
Hazen
“from the hedged place”
Hazen is a variant of Hawes. One English interpretation is “from the hedged place.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hazen is a variant of Hawes. One English interpretation is “from the hedged place.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hazen is a variant of Hawes. An origin associated with Hawes is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hazen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,414
- 2,327 boys · 87 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 97
- #1,782 for boys · #12,377 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 90 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,782 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,322 as a first name in 2020; 7,016 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hazen
- Kiki CuylerAmerican baseball player and coach1898–1950
- Hazen S. PingreeUnion Army soldier and politician (1840-1901)
- Hazen ArgueCanadian politician (1921–1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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