Hazel vs Lyndsey
Hazel and Lyndseycompared 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 2013, Hazel was ranked #124 and Lyndsey #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Hazel was ranked #318 and Lyndsey #5742 among girls in England and Wales.
Hazel and Lyndsey over time
Hazel and Lyndsey appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lyndsey in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lyndsey 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 Lyndsey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1976 to 2013, ending at #124 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, Lyndsey #517 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1976–2013
Hazel held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Lyndsey in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #78 in 1997, Lyndsey #112 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Hazel #124, Lyndsey #747.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2013
Hazel held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lyndsey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #266 in 1996, Lyndsey #517 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Hazel #318, Lyndsey #5742.
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 | Lyndsey |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Lyndsey does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel and Lyndsey both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Lyndsey doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Lyndsey
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2013
Highest recorded position: #112 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1976–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Girls