Carys vs Elaya
Carys and Elayacompared 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 2025, Carys was ranked #997 and Elaya #561 among girls in England and Wales.
Carys and Elaya over time
Carys and Elaya appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Carys held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elaya 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.
Carys reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elaya 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2025
Carys held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Elaya in 2.
Highest recorded here: Carys #328 in 2013, Elaya #561 in 2025.
The order changed in 2024: Elaya moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #774 and #1525; by 2024 that had become #855 and #837.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carys #997, Elaya #561.
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 | Carys | Elaya |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #997 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #561 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carys and Elaya both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Carys
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #199 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #130 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #997 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elaya
Popularity journey
First recorded2013
First recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales in 2013 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2025
Highest recorded position: #561 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 2013–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #561 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls