Eimhear vs Ella
Eimhear 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Eimhear was ranked #677 and Ella #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Eimhear was ranked #337 and Ella #12 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Eimhear and Ella over time
Eimhear and Ella appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eimhear 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.
Eimhear reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ella 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1999, Ella moved ahead of Eimhear in Northern Ireland · Girls — #164 and #197 the year before became #344 and #119.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Ella rose about as far as Eimhear fell — from #154 and #204 in 1997 to #337 and #12 in 2024.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2024
Eimhear held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ella in 19.
Highest recorded here: Eimhear #154 in 1997, Ella #2 in 2015.
The order changed in 1999: Ella moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #164 and #197; by 1999 that had become #344 and #119.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eimhear #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 | Eimhear | 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 | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #337 (2024) | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Eimhear does not have one recorded yet.
- Eimhear and Ella both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Eimhear doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Eimhear
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · 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