Hazel vs Natasha
Hazel and Natashacompared 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 2024, Hazel was ranked #44 and Natasha #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #75 and Natasha #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Hazel was ranked #178 and Natasha #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Hazel and Natasha over time
Hazel and Natasha appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Natasha 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 Natasha changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2024, ending at #44 and #736.
- Mirrored each other
Over 58 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Hazel rose about as far as Natasha fell — from #180 and #385 in 1965 to #44 and #736 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Hazel and Natasha were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 58 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #44 and #736.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1965–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Natasha in 21.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #44 in 2024, Natasha #69 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #44, Natasha #736.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Natasha in 18.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #75 in 2024, Natasha #33 in 1996.
The order changed in 2014: Hazel moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #318 and #290; by 2014 that had become #252 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #75, Natasha #1262.
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 | Natasha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| 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)); Natasha does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Natasha.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Natasha 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
Natasha
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2005
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1971–2005).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1262 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls