Cecilia vs Elora
Cecilia and Eloracompared 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, Cecilia was ranked #172 and Elora #232 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cecilia was ranked #351 and Elora #244 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cecilia was ranked #325 and Elora #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Cecilia was ranked #305 and Elora #305 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Cecilia and Elora over time
Cecilia and Elora appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Elora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cecilia 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cecilia #172 in 2025, Elora #218 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1997–2025
Cecilia held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Elora in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cecilia #172 in 2025, Elora #218 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cecilia #172, Elora #232.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2015–2025
Cecilia held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Elora in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cecilia #320 in 2024, Elora #232 in 2024.
The order changed in 2023: Elora moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #458 and #747; by 2023 that had become #625 and #625.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cecilia #325, Elora #294.
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 | Cecilia | Elora |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally linked to the Latin word for 'blind', via the Roman family name Caecilius it derives from — a family-name etymology rather than a poetic or virtue meaning. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /sɛˈsiːliə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #172 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #232 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilia has a recorded origin (Latin, feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius); Elora does not have one recorded yet.
- Cecilia and Elora both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cecilia; Elora doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Cecilia
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #361 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #172 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elora
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3174 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
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #232 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls