Having a TG baby in a week and haven't decided on a girl name yet... we really like Hazel, but we typically try to choose names that aren't TOO popular. I don't know any Hazels that are DD's age (3), but am worried it's a very popular baby name right now.
Other names we like: Louisa, Mabel, Lucia, Annabelle.
DD's name sounds like Allison but with an E.
Baby's middle name will be Evelyn.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
Well I am biased since Hazel is our top choice right now, but I don't think so. I know one Hazel, and from talking to her mom I know they have met one other little girl with the name. But I have seen or heard of so many people who are or did consider it for their babies so I feel it will get a little more popular, but not super popular. Fwiw when we announced C's name, I also had a lot of people tell me they were considering it for their babies, but in all our travels to playgrounds and museums I've only met two others ever.
Both names have gotten "oh that was my grandmothers name- I love it!"
nectarine / 2461 posts
I love these names! Does it stand out to you that the ones ending in "el" might be a bit hard to say when run together with your last name? hazel, mabel, annabelle ell---? or maybe not, I don't know. all beautiful choices 
grapefruit / 4418 posts
I think it's trendy but not popular if that makes sense. It's definitely a unique name that's in right now, but I don't think tons of people are using it either.
pomelo / 5573 posts
I think you should pick the name you like the best and not worry about how popular it is. Even if there's another Hazel in her class they'll have nicknames or something, and maybe it will make a special bond between them! My best friend in middle school had the same name as me, my last name started with an N and hers with an S so her mom called us Erin North and Erin South. It was fun! Hazel is a beautiful classic name and if you love it and want it for your daughter, that's the best reason for choosing it.
nectarine / 2784 posts
I love Hazel Evelyn!! I feel like it's a name on a lot of people's lists (mine included but I didn't like how it sounds with my last name), but I don't actually know of any IRL.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Oh I love Hazel...it was on our list! I think more people are considering it but I don't think it's about to skyrocket up the popularity list.
honeydew / 7622 posts
Hazel is a popular name? I've never heard it IRL. Check out where it ranks. I think it's lovely.
pomegranate / 3521 posts
Not at all! I was nervous our LO's name was going to be too popular (in the top 50) and every time we tell someone they need it repeated / have never heard of it. "Popular" names now aren't as common as they were in the past (i.e.: 10 Jessica's in a class). If you love it, go for it!
persimmon / 1196 posts
I think it's certainly trendy (see the recent jump on Name Voyager), but not nearly common enough to be "too popular". Hazel Evelyn is lovely! I like it the best of your choices, though you can't go wrong with any of them.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
What a beautiful name!!! And no, it is not popular. I absolutely love your choices.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@lady baltimore: funny it has almost the exact same chart as my older one's name.
pear / 1837 posts
Thanks, everyone. I think if it's a girl, she will most likely be Hazel... it's a family name on both sides and Evelyn is my grandmother's middle name... Eek! It'll probably be a boy anyways, so it won't even matter. 
grapefruit / 4800 posts
I've heard a few people tossing around the idea of Hazel but I don't know any Hazels, so not common around here yet.
persimmon / 1101 posts
I don't know any kids named Hazel right now, and I love it! Go for it.
pineapple / 12053 posts
I only know one hazel, but it was on my and my two BFF's girl name short list this year for our babes. None of us used it!
kiwi / 698 posts
I've never met a Hazel or heard of any new babies named Hazel. I think it's a great name- I love older names. Of all your choices, it's my favourite!
kiwi / 556 posts
@LulaBee: That's my baby girl's name! She is 4.5 months. I will admit, when I tell people her name I am hearing "oh I know so and so with a Hazel" more than I anticipated. In fact, a friend I reconnected with recently used it for her 12 week old! It's been fun to have our two Hazels together, although at first I was a little bummed to share a name so close to home if I am honest! You just get over it eventually.
nectarine / 2951 posts
I like it but don't think it's too popular. I don't know any babies with that name and no middle school aged kids either (I teach). I have taught 2 Annabelle's though.
pear / 1703 posts
I don't think it's too popular at all... But I think Lucia is beautiful!
pomegranate / 3565 posts
I don't know any Hazels! I also think Lucia sounds nice with Evelyn.
nectarine / 2086 posts
I don't think its too popular overall, but it is a bit trendy. It's a beautiful name though. Just depends on how important that is to you.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I don't know any, and I like the name! I say just name her a name you love 
kiwi / 589 posts
I love Hazel and it's on our short list...but we don't love how it sounds with our last name. I know of one other Hazel, and there aren't any in my daughter's daycare. I don't think it's very popular
pear / 1614 posts
Its a beautiful name. We just went through the same thing and decided that it wasn't TOO popular... hopefully it doesn't continue to spike. I will add that I work in a children's hospital so I see newborns to 20-somethings and its not a name I commonly see, although it is definitely recognizable.
pomegranate / 3595 posts
If you like it, use it! You never know what will happen with a name's popularity in the future. I know one Hazel locally (the little sister of one of my lo's daycare friends) and one old friend in a different state who had a Hazel. So I don't consider that too too popular!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I love the name and do not know one IRL, and in your case with the family significance I would use it because it means that much more to you! it's a beautiful name.
pear / 1622 posts
I haven't heard of a lot of Hazel being used a lot lately. The only one on your list which may be used a lot around here is Annabelle.
pomelo / 5084 posts
@LulaBee: I love it! It was on our list, too. And I dont know a single Hazel in real life.
nectarine / 2173 posts
I know one. But it screams 2015 to me because of "The Fault in Our Stars." It's very pretty though.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@sapphire: our top name choice is Hazel Grace (as in The Fault in Our Stars). Completely not because of the book/ movie- DH came up with it and never heard of either. But it is in my head.
pear / 1737 posts
@LulaBee: hazel is lovely and I don't think it's that popular. I have never met anyone named hazel and I work in schools and daycares too. I was convinced I was having a boy, but baby came out and surprised us all by being a girl! Team green is fun!
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