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I find that puzzling. There must be gazillions of references to the nut, before you even start on the Old Witch, witch-hazel lotion, and the (male) (rabbit) hero of Watership Down. The surname Hazell might confuse some people, I suppose. As for popularity, it was really popular in about 1900, and then it faded until between 1970 and 2000 it had just about vanished. Now it's being used again, but you couldn't call it popular yet. If it does become popular, as many other plant names are, then you'll be ahead of the trend and people will consistently assume that you are younger than your actual age!