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Aida vs Ella-Mae

Aida and Ella-Maecompared 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 2025, Aida was ranked #239 and Ella-Mae #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Aida was ranked #266 and Ella-Mae #266 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aida was ranked #418 and Ella-Mae #1262 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Aida was ranked #476 and Ella-Mae #476 among girls in Scotland.

Aida and Ella-Mae over time

Aida and Ella-Mae appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Ella-Mae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aida 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 · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aida held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ella-Mae in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Aida #343 in 2021, Ella-Mae #423 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aida #418, Ella-Mae #1262.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 20152025

    Aida held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ella-Mae in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aida #239 in 2025, Ella-Mae #457 in 2019.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aida #239, Ella-Mae #608.

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 Aida, Ella-Mae
FieldAidaElla-Mae
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #237 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ella-Mae.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Aida

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #320 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #237 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ella-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 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 recorded2008–2022

    Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2008–2022).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls