Alexi vs Ella-May
Alexi 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Alexi was ranked #747 and Ella-May #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Alexi was ranked #4001 and Ella-May #1095 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexi and Ella-May over time
Alexi and Ella-May appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Ella-May held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alexi 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.
Alexi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ella-May 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alexi #726 in 2009, Ella-May #652 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2001–2019
Alexi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ella-May in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alexi #726 in 2009, Ella-May #652 in 2011.
The order changed in 2007: Ella-May moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #976 and #1031; by 2007 that had become #822 and #742.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Alexi #4001, Ella-May #1095.
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 | Alexi | Ella-May |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexi and Ella-May both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alexi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 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
Highest recorded2001–2019
Highest recorded position: #726 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 2001–2019).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ella-May
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2009–2015
Highest recorded position: #358 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2009–2015).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls