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Abigale vs Elliemay

Abigale and Elliemaycompared 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 2013, Abigale was ranked #894 and Elliemay #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2014, Abigale was ranked #3514 and Elliemay #2862 among girls in England and Wales.

Abigale and Elliemay over time

Abigale and Elliemay appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Abigale held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elliemay 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.

Abigale reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elliemay 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

    Abigale and Elliemay changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2014, ending at #3514 and #2862.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 19962014

    Abigale held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Elliemay in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Abigale #874 in 1997, Elliemay #1153 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2014: Elliemay moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #2887 and #4739; by 2014 that had become #3514 and #2862.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Abigale #3514, Elliemay #2862.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abigale, Elliemay
FieldAbigaleElliemay
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4684 (2018)England and Wales · Girls #4096 (2016)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abigale has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Elliemay.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abigale

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1072 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

  2. Highest recorded2001–2013

    Highest recorded position: #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2013).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Elliemay

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3126 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

  2. Most recent2016

    Most recently recorded at #4096 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.

    England and Wales · Girls