Aya vs Ella
Aya 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, Aya was ranked #206 and Ella #4 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Aya was ranked #391 and Ella #7 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aya was ranked #431 and Ella #9 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aya was ranked #483 and Ella #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aya was ranked #232 and Ella #39 among girls in England and Wales.
Aya and Ella over time
Aya and Ella appear together in 3 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Aya in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ella reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Aya 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aya and Ella were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1989 to 2025, ending at #206 and #4.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1989–2025
Aya held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ella in 34.
Highest recorded here: Aya #154 in 2024, Ella #3 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aya #206, Ella #4.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aya held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aya #223 in 2023, Ella #6 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aya #232, Ella #39.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2025
Aya held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 21.
Highest recorded here: Aya #320 in 2024, Ella #3 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aya #483, Ella #17.
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 | Aya | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #206 (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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Aya does not have one recorded yet.
- Aya has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ella.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Aya doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Aya
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #517 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1989–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #206 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