Ela vs Erica
Ela and Ericacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Ela was ranked #440 and Erica #178 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ela was ranked #431 and Erica #434 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Ela was ranked #625 and Erica #495 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ela was ranked #638 and Erica #541 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ela was ranked #684 and Erica #585 among girls in England and Wales.
Ela and Erica over time
Ela and Erica appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Erica held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ela in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ela and Erica were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #684 and #585.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ela #550 in 2011, Erica #181 in 2013.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Erica in 29.
Highest recorded here: Ela #372 in 2011, Erica #297 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ela #684, Erica #585.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2010–2023
Ela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Erica in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ela #550 in 2011, Erica #181 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ela #625, Erica #495.
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 | Ela | Erica |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #431 (2025) | Norway · Girls #434 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ela has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Erica.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ela
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1031 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #372 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Erica
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #344 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #585 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls