Hazaiah
A Hebrew masculine name meaning "Yahweh has seen" or "vision of God".
Name Census estimates that about 152 living Americans carry the first name Hazaiah. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hazaiah today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hazaiah births was 2021 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hazaiah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
152
~ 1 in 2,254,963 Americans
Peak year
2021
22 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,291
Tracked since 2010
Popularity
Hazaiah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hazaiah from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 78 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hazaiah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hazaiah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hazaiah
The name Hazaiah is of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew words "chazah" meaning "to see" and "Yah" which is a shortened form of the name of the God of Israel, Yahweh. It is believed to have originated during the biblical times, as early as the 6th century BC.
Hazaiah is a male name, and its meaning is often interpreted as "Yahweh has seen" or "Vision of the Lord." It is found in the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically in the book of Nehemiah (11:5), where it is mentioned as the name of a person who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Hazaiah is found in the biblical text itself, referring to an individual who lived during the time of the Persian Empire, around the 5th century BC. However, there are no other significant historical figures or personas bearing this name from ancient times.
In more recent history, there have been a few notable individuals with the name Hazaiah. One such person was Hazaiah Williams (1834-1921), an African-American minister and educator from South Carolina, who worked to establish schools for freed slaves after the American Civil War.
Another individual named Hazaiah was Hazaiah Wilkerson (1866-1938), an African-American businessman and community leader from Mississippi, who was involved in the establishment of several businesses and organizations that served the local Black community.
A more contemporary example is Hazaiah Howard (born 1984), an American basketball player who played professionally in various leagues, including the NBA G League and overseas.
While not a widely popular name, Hazaiah has been used sporadically throughout history, primarily within certain religious and cultural communities with connections to the Hebrew and biblical traditions.
People
Hazaiah + last name combinations
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FAQ
Hazaiah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hazaiah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 152 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hazaiah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,254,963 US residents.
Is Hazaiah a common name?
We classify Hazaiah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 153 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hazaiah most popular?
The single biggest year for Hazaiah was 2021, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hazaiah is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Hazaiah a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hazaiah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.