Hazel vs Hilda
Hazel and Hildacompared 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, Hazel was ranked #75 and Hilda #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1986, Hazel was ranked #105 and Hilda #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hazel and Hilda over time
Hazel and Hilda appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hilda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hilda 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
Hazel and Hilda changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1986, ending at #105 and #521.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hazel #75 in 2024, Hilda #1849 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Hilda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #75 in 2024, Hilda #1849 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #75, Hilda #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1964–1986
Hazel held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Hilda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #95 in 1976, Hilda #160 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Hazel #105, Hilda #521.
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 | Hazel | Hilda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (nature name) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈheɪ.zəl/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #471 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 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)); Hilda does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel and Hilda both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Hilda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Hilda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #214 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1986
Highest recorded position: #160 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls