Hazel vs Pippa
Hazel and Pippacompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Hazel was ranked #8 and Pippa #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Hazel was ranked #11 and Pippa #92 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Hazel was ranked #55 and Pippa #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #75 and Pippa #136 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #97 and Pippa #230 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Hazel was ranked #169 and Pippa #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Hazel and Pippa over time
Hazel and Pippa appear together in 4 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Hazel held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Pippa in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Pippa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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 Pippa changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2004 and 2025, ending at #55 and #118.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Pippa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #75 in 2024, Pippa #112 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #75, Pippa #136.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Hazel held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Pippa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #44 in 2024, Pippa #77 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hazel #55, Pippa #118.
New Zealand · Girls9 shared years, 2010–2022
Hazel held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Pippa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #11 in 2022, Pippa #44 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Hazel #11, Pippa #92.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2013–2024
Hazel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Pippa in 8.
Highest recorded here: Hazel #169 in 2024, Pippa #80 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #169, Pippa #127.
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 | Pippa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #75 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Pippa does not have one recorded yet.
- Hazel and Pippa both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Pippa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Pippa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #671 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2022
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 2013 (recorded 2010–2022).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls