Hazel vs Natalia
Hazel and Nataliacompared 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, Hazel was ranked #55 and Natalia #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #75 and Natalia #301 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #97 and Natalia #638 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #169 and Natalia #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Hazel and Natalia over time
Hazel and Natalia appear together in 3 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Natalia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hazel in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Natalia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Natalia changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #75 and #301.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Natalia in 20.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #75 in 2024, Natalia #125 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #75, Natalia #301.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1978–2025
Hazel held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Natalia in 7.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #44 in 2024, Natalia #79 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hazel #55, Natalia #443.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Natalia in 5.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #169 in 2024, Natalia #138 in 2008.
The order changed in 2023: Hazel moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #298 and #266; by 2023 that had become #209 and #391.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #169, Natalia #288.
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 | Natalia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| 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)); Natalia does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Natalia.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Natalia doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Natalia
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #381 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #447 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls