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Binta vs Ellinor

Binta and Ellinorcompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2020, Binta was ranked #2615 and Ellinor #2843 among girls in England and Wales.

Binta and Ellinor over time

Binta and Ellinor appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Binta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ellinor 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.

Ellinor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Binta 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

    Binta and Ellinor changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2020, ending at #2615 and #2843.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 19972020

    Binta held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ellinor in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Binta #1991 in 2012, Ellinor #2152 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2012: Binta moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3549 and #3185; by 2012 that had become #1991 and #5876.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Binta #2615, Ellinor #2843.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Binta, Ellinor
FieldBintaEllinor
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)Norway · Girls #7 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Binta has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ellinor.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Binta

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3824 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1991 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1997–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ellinor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #102 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: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls