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Addison vs Ella-May

Addison and Ella-Maycompared 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 · Girls

    In 2024, Addison was ranked #326 and Ella-May #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Addison was ranked #426 and Ella-May #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Addison was ranked #471 and Ella-May #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Addison and Ella-May over time

Addison and Ella-May appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Addison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ella-May 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.

Ella-May reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Addison 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

    Addison and Ella-May changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #326 and #1672.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 20002024

    Addison held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Ella-May in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Addison #281 in 2023, Ella-May #652 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2014: Addison moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #784 and #684; by 2014 that had become #832 and #1005.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Addison #326, Ella-May #1672.

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 Addison, Ella-May
FieldAddisonElla-May
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1672 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Addison and Ella-May both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Addison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 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

  2. Highest recorded2009–2023

    Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2009–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ella-May

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2009–2015

    Highest recorded position: #358 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2009–2015).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls