Eileen vs Melina
Eileen and Melinacompared 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 Melina #234 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #443 and Melina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #855 and Melina #696 among girls in England and Wales.
Eileen and Melina over time
Eileen and Melina appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Melina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eileen in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Melina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Eileen 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
Eileen and Melina changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #855 and #696.
- Mirrored each other
Over 37 shared years in Norway · Girls, Melina rose about as far as Eileen fell — from #295 and #649 in 1981 to #501 and #234 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Melina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #501 and #234.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Eileen #855 in 2024, Melina #655 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1981–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Melina in 24.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #265 in 2024, Melina #156 in 2015.
The order changed in 2001: Melina moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #457 and #618; by 2001 that had become #394 and #383.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #501, Melina #234.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Melina in 18.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #855 in 2024, Melina #655 in 2022.
The order changed in 2015: Melina moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #1272 and #1562; by 2015 that had become #1204 and #1057.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #855, Melina #696.
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 | Melina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #234 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Melina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Melina
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #234 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls