Hazel vs Jill
Hazel and Jillcompared 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 2022, Hazel was ranked #80 and Jill #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Hazel was ranked #308 and Jill #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Hazel was ranked #333 and Jill #397 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Hazel and Jill over time
Hazel and Jill appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jill in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jill 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Hazel and Jill were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 57 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #80 and #747.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hazel #266 in 1996, Jill #1914 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1964–2022
Hazel held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Jill in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #76 in 2021, Jill #171 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Hazel #80, Jill #747.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012
Hazel held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jill in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #266 in 1996, Jill #1914 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Hazel #308, Jill #5876.
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 | Jill |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Jill does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jill.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Jill doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
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
Jill
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #376 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1959
Highest recorded position: #62 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1959).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Girls