Eileen vs Elin
Eileen and Elincompared 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, Eileen was ranked #501 and Elin #263 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #443 and Elin #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #855 and Elin #722 among girls in England and Wales.
Eileen and Elin over time
Eileen and Elin appear together in 3 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Elin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eileen in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Eileen in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Elin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 73 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #501 and #263.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Eileen #224 in 1972, Elin #4 in 1974.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1945–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elin in 73.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #224 in 1972, Elin #4 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #501, Elin #263.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elin in 28.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #855 in 2024, Elin #349 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #855, Elin #722.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2010–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Elin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #322 in 2021, Elin #524 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #443, Elin #885.
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 | Eileen | Elin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #263 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen and Elin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Elin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #263 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls