Hazel vs Orlagh
Hazel and Orlaghcompared 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 Orlagh #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #75 and Orlagh #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #97 and Orlagh #176 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #169 and Orlagh #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Hazel and Orlagh over time
Hazel and Orlagh appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Orlagh in 0.
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.
Orlagh 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Hazel and Orlagh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 54 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #44 and #898.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hazel #75 in 2024, Orlagh #683 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Orlagh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #44 in 2024, Orlagh #178 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #44, Orlagh #898.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Orlagh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #75 in 2024, Orlagh #683 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #75, Orlagh #1160.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2008–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Orlagh in 4.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #169 in 2024, Orlagh #157 in 2008.
The order changed in 2023: Hazel moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #298 and #206; by 2023 that had become #209 and #391.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #169, Orlagh #407.
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 | Orlagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #176 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Orlagh does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel and Orlagh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Orlagh 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
Orlagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #89 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls