How Many People Are Named Hazel Greer?

There are approximately 18 people named Hazel Greer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hazel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Greer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 19,041,908 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Hazel

Last Name

Greer

Hazel: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hazel. The peak year was 1918 with 7,680 births. The average person named Hazel today is 27 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Hazel

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hazel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.41%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.35%) and Hispanic (11.76%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Hazel in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Hazel rose or fell over time.

White

64.41%

Black

14.35%

Hispanic

11.76%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.29%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.31%

Ancestry of the Greer Surname

The surname Greer was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Greer in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

70.22%

Black

21.03%

Hispanic

3.32%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.58%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.40%

Two or More Races

4.45%

How we calculated this

The first name "Hazel" has an estimated frequency of 0.0284% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Greer" appears at a rate of 18.43 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Hazel are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 18 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Hazel

Hazel Smith Hazel Johnson Hazel Williams Hazel Brown Hazel Jones Hazel Garcia Hazel Kingston

Other people with the surname Greer

Michael Greer James Greer John Greer David Greer Robert Greer William Greer Raymond Greer Janet Greer

Hazel Greer: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Hazel Greer?

We estimate approximately 18 people named Hazel Greer are alive in the United States today. The first name Hazel is shared by 97,385 Americans, and the surname Greer is shared by 63,171.

How rare is the name Hazel Greer?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans. The first name Hazel is uncommon and the surname Greer is uncommon.

Is Hazel a male or female name?

Hazel is predominantly female, with 1.0% of bearers being male and 99.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 27 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Hazel?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hazel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (64.41%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.35%) and Hispanic (11.76%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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