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Aoife vs Ellen

Aoife and Ellencompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Aoife was ranked #4 and Ellen #150 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Ellen #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Ellen #541 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Aoife was ranked #192 and Ellen #1028 among girls in England and Wales.

Aoife and Ellen over time

Aoife and Ellen appear together in 3 published lists, across 120 years of shared records. Aoife held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ellen in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Ellen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Aoife in 1. 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1973, Aoife moved ahead of Ellen in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #80 and #66 the year before became #67 and #77.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Aoife and Ellen averaged 59.4 places apart, ending at #4 and #150.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aoife and Ellen were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #192 and #1028.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aoife #1 in 2000, Ellen #23 in 2002.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Aoife held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Ellen in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Aoife #1 in 2000, Ellen #23 in 2002.

    The order changed in 1973: Aoife moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #80 and #66; by 1973 that had become #67 and #77.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Ellen #166.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Aoife held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ellen in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Ellen #63 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2012: Aoife moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #297 and #258; by 2012 that had become #205 and #274.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #192, Ellen #1028.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Aoife held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Ellen in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aoife #4 in 2024, Ellen #21 in 2000.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #4, Ellen #150.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Aoife

Pairs where Aoife shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Ellen

Pairs where Ellen shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aoife, Ellen
FieldAoifeEllen
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 recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aoife and Ellen both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Aoife

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #206 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ellen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #29 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: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls