Ellena vs Hazel

Ellena 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellena was ranked #2253 and Hazel #75 among girls in England and Wales.

Ellena and Hazel over time

Ellena and Hazel appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ellena in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Ellena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellena held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Hazel in 25.
Highest recorded here: Ellena #312 in 1998, Hazel #75 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellena #2253, Hazel #75.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Hazel

Pairs where Hazel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Hazel vs Heather
Over 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Hazel rose about as far as Heather fell — from #154 and #167 in 1964 to #55 and #325 in 2025.
Hazel · Heather · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lisa vs Hazel
Over 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Hazel rose about as far as Lisa fell — from #222 and #154 in 1964 to #443 and #55 in 2025.
Lisa · Hazel · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Hazel vs Victoria
Hazel and Victoria changed places 18 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #55 and #166.
Hazel · Victoria · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Evelyn vs Hazel
Evelyn and Hazel changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #94 and #55.
Evelyn · Hazel · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ellena, Hazel
Field	Ellena	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	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024)	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)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Ellena does not have one recorded yet.
Ellena has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Hazel.
A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Ellena doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Ellena

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #364 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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