Eirill vs Stephanie
Eirill and Stephaniecompared 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 2018, Eirill was ranked #475 and Stephanie #527 among girls in Norway.
Eirill and Stephanie over time
Eirill and Stephanie appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Stephanie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eirill 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.
Stephanie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eirill 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
Eirill and Stephanie changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1977 and 2018, ending at #475 and #527.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1977–2018
Eirill held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Stephanie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Eirill #397 in 2017, Stephanie #244 in 1983.
The order changed in 2017: Eirill moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #517 and #439; by 2017 that had become #397 and #549.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Eirill #475, Stephanie #527.
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 | Eirill | Stephanie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The feminine form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown, wreath'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈstɛf.ə.ni/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #455 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 65/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stephanie has a recorded origin (Greek); Eirill does not have one recorded yet.
- Eirill has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Stephanie.
- A meaning is recorded for Stephanie; Eirill doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eirill
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #599 among girls in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2024
Highest recorded position: #332 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1977–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #455 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls
Stephanie
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2010
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1953–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls