Diana vs Ella
Diana 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 2025, Diana was ranked #163 and Ella #4 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Diana was ranked #337 and Ella #12 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Diana was ranked #247 and Ella #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Diana was ranked #276 and Ella #39 among girls in England and Wales.
Diana and Ella over time
Diana and Ella appear together in 4 published lists, across 147 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Diana 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 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Diana and Ella changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1955 and 2025, ending at #163 and #4.
- Longest-running competitions
Diana and Ella were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #163 and #4.
List by list
Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1955–2025
Diana held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Ella in 38.
Highest recorded here: Diana #134 in 1985, Ella #3 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Diana #163, Ella #4.
Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1970–2025
Diana held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ella in 31.
Highest recorded here: Diana #162 in 2002, Ella #3 in 2007.
The order changed in 1994: Ella moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #338 and #456; by 1994 that had become #374 and #282.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Diana #247, Ella #17.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Diana held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 29.
Highest recorded here: Diana #260 in 2022, Ella #6 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Diana #276, Ella #39.
Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2011–2024
Diana held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ella in 10.
Highest recorded here: Diana #298 in 2021, Ella #2 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Diana #337, Ella #12.
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 | Diana | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #163 (2025) | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 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); Diana does not have one recorded yet.
- Diana and Ella both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Diana doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.
How each name got here
Diana
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #89 among girls 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 · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1965
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in New Zealand, in 1958 (recorded 1954–1965).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #163 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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