Ada vs Eleanor

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 · Girls

  In 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Eleanor #67 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Ada was ranked #44 and Eleanor #113 among girls in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ada was ranked #45 and Eleanor #106 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Ada was ranked #47 and Eleanor #150 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2023, Ada was ranked #78 and Eleanor #52 among girls in New Zealand.

Ada and Eleanor over time

Ada and Eleanor appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Eleanor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ada 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.

Eleanor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Ada 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1964–2025

  Ada held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Eleanor in 23.

  Highest recorded here: Ada #34 in 2023, Eleanor #98 in 1964.

  The order changed in 2018: Ada moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #137 and #130; by 2018 that had become #70 and #142.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #45, Eleanor #106.

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

  Ada held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Eleanor in 23.

  Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Eleanor #18 in 1999.

  The order changed in 2019: Ada moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #65 and #51; by 2019 that had become #47 and #52.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Eleanor #67.

• Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024

  Ada held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Eleanor in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Ada #35 in 2023, Eleanor #139 in 2021.

  The order changed in 2016: Ada moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #358 and #195; by 2016 that had become #137 and #229.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #47, Eleanor #150.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here