Amalie vs Ella
Amalie and Ellacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amalie was ranked #25 and Ella #4 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Amalie was ranked #896 and Ella #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Amalie was ranked #894 and Ella #46 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalie and Ella over time
Amalie and Ella appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 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.
Amalie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ella 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
Amalie and Ella changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1978 and 2025, ending at #25 and #4.
- Longest-running competitions
Amalie and Ella were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #894 and #46.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amalie #561 in 2013, Ella #6 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1978–2025
Amalie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Ella in 17.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #6 in 2018, Ella #3 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalie #25, Ella #4.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Amalie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 30.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Ella #6 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalie #894, Ella #46.
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 | Amalie | Ella |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen and other names beginning with 'El-', also used as a short form of names ending in '-ella'. Widely used across Scandinavian and Germanic languages as well as English. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɛl.ə/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Amalie does not have one recorded yet.
- Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ella.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Amalie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Amalie
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #593 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Ella
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2007 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls