Ace vs Elias
Ace and Eliascompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ace was ranked #352 and Elias #79 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ace was ranked #829 and Elias #185 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ace was ranked #339 and Elias #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ace was ranked #191 and Elias #199 among boys in Scotland.
Ace and Elias over time
Ace and Elias appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Elias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ace in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elias 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Ace held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elias in 28.
Highest recorded here: Ace #288 in 2021, Elias #79 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ace #352, Elias #79.
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 | Ace | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ɪˈlaɪəs/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Ace does not have one recorded yet.
- Ace and Elias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; Ace doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ace
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Elias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys