Denis vs Elling
Denis and Ellingcompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Denis was ranked #423 and Elling #309 among boys in Norway.
Denis and Elling over time
Denis and Elling appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Denis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elling 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.
Denis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elling 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
Denis and Elling changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1970 and 2024, ending at #423 and #309.
- Longest-running competitions
Denis and Elling were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1970 to 2024, ending at #423 and #309.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1970–2024
Denis held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Elling in 10.
Highest recorded here: Denis #307 in 1988, Elling #246 in 2022.
The order changed in 2022: Elling moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #427 and #428; by 2022 that had become #469 and #246.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Denis #423, Elling #309.
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 | Denis | Elling |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #232 (2025) | Norway · Boys #261 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Denis and Elling both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Denis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #65 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #484 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Elling
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #247 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #222 among boys in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #261 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys