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Constance vs Ellie

Constance and Elliecompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Constance was ranked #727 and Ellie #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Constance was ranked #354 and Ellie #24 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Constance was ranked #476 and Ellie #35 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Constance was ranked #369 and Ellie #119 among girls in England and Wales.

Constance and Ellie over time

Constance and Ellie appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Ellie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Constance 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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

    Constance and Ellie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #369 and #119.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Constance held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ellie in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Constance #244 in 2016, Ellie #2 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Constance #369, Ellie #119.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 19912023

    Constance held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ellie in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Constance #457 in 1991, Ellie #6 in 2023.

    The order changed in 1997: Ellie moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #457 and #515; by 1997 that had become #576 and #263.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Constance #727, Ellie #6.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ellie

Pairs where Ellie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Constance, Ellie
FieldConstanceEllie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA diminutive of several longer names, particularly Eleanor, Ellen and Elizabeth.
OriginNot yet recordedVarious, diminutive form
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɛl.i/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #369 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Constance does not have one recorded yet.
  • Constance has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ellie.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Constance doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Constance

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #369 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ellie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #488 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #119 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls