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Hazel vs Victoria

Hazel and Victoriacompared 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 Zealand · Girls

    In 2019, Hazel was ranked #18 and Victoria #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2019, Hazel was ranked #38 and Victoria #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Hazel was ranked #55 and Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Hazel was ranked #75 and Victoria #152 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Hazel was ranked #97 and Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Hazel was ranked #209 and Victoria #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Hazel and Victoria over time

Hazel and Victoria appear together in 4 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Victoria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Hazel in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Victoria 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2022, Hazel moved ahead of Victoria in England and Wales · Girls — #147 and #127 the year before became #108 and #126.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Hazel and Victoria changed places 18 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #55 and #166.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Hazel and Victoria averaged 32.3 places apart, ending at #55 and #166.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Hazel and Victoria were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #55 and #166.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Hazel held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Victoria in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Hazel #44 in 2024, Victoria #77 in 2007.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hazel #55, Victoria #166.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Hazel held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Victoria in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Hazel #75 in 2024, Victoria #34 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2022: Hazel moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #147 and #127; by 2022 that had become #108 and #126.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Hazel #75, Victoria #152.

  • New Zealand · Girls9 shared years, 2008–2019

    Hazel held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Victoria in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Hazel #18 in 2019, Victoria #57 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2011: Hazel moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #82 and #73; by 2011 that had become #55 and #89.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Hazel #18, Victoria #96.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2023

    Hazel held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Victoria in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Hazel #178 in 2019, Victoria #69 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2023: Hazel moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #298 and #298; by 2023 that had become #209 and #302.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Hazel #209, Victoria #302.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Hazel

Pairs where Hazel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Victoria

Pairs where Victoria shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hazel, Victoria
FieldHazelVictoria
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFrom 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
OriginEnglish (nature name)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈheɪ.zəl/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #8 (2025)Norway · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hazel has a recorded origin (English (nature name)); Victoria does not have one recorded yet.
  • Hazel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
  • A meaning is recorded for Hazel; Victoria 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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2014–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2014–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Victoria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls