Aideen vs Hazel
Aideen and Hazelcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aideen was ranked #885 and Hazel #55 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Aideen was ranked #5591 and Hazel #148 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Aideen was ranked #424 and Hazel #178 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aideen and Hazel over time
Aideen and Hazel appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aideen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aideen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hazel in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aideen and Hazel changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #885 and #55.
- Longest-running competitions
Aideen and Hazel were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #55.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025
Aideen held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Hazel in 55.
Highest recorded here: Aideen #106 in 1991, Hazel #44 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aideen #885, Hazel #55.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2019
Aideen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hazel in 10.
Highest recorded here: Aideen #2701 in 1998, Hazel #148 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Aideen #5591, Hazel #148.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aideen | Hazel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the English word for the hazel tree, or the light brown colour associated with it, ultimately from Old English 'hæsel'. Created as a given name in the 19th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English (nature name) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈheɪ.zəl/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Aideen does not have one recorded yet.
- Aideen and Hazel both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Aideen doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aideen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Hazel
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2014–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2014–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls