Bushra vs Ella
Bushra 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 2018, Bushra was ranked #449 and Ella #5 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Bushra was ranked #718 and Ella #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bushra was ranked #1819 and Ella #39 among girls in England and Wales.
Bushra and Ella over time
Bushra and Ella appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bushra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bushra 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
Bushra and Ella changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2018, ending at #449 and #5.
- Longest-running competitions
Bushra and Ella were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1958 to 2018, ending at #449 and #5.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1958–2018
Bushra held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ella in 22.
Highest recorded here: Bushra #363 in 1962, Ella #4 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Bushra #449, Ella #5.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bushra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bushra #641 in 1999, Ella #6 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bushra #1819, 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 | Bushra | 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (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); Bushra does not have one recorded yet.
- Bushra and Ella both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Bushra doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bushra
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #448 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2018
Highest recorded position: #363 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1958–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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