Anni vs Ella
Anni 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, Anni was ranked #460 and Ella #4 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anni was ranked #1743 and Ella #39 among girls in England and Wales.
Anni and Ella over time
Anni and Ella appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anni in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Anni and Ella changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #460 and #4.
- Mirrored each other
Over 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ella rose about as far as Anni fell — from #269 and #137 in 1945 to #460 and #4 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Anni and Ella were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #460 and #4.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Anni #1416 in 2016, Ella #6 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1945–2025
Anni held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ella in 40.
Highest recorded here: Anni #200 in 1946, Ella #3 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anni #460, Ella #4.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1998–2024
Anni held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 25.
Highest recorded here: Anni #1416 in 2016, Ella #6 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anni #1743, Ella #39.
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 | Anni | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #460 (2025) | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Anni does not have one recorded yet.
- Anni and Ella both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Anni doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anni
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #269 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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 #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls