Eleanor vs Holly

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.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Eleanor was ranked #56 and Holly #169 among girls in England and Wales.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2015, Eleanor was ranked #60 and Holly #98 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2020, Eleanor was ranked #69 and Holly #78 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Eleanor was ranked #106 and Holly #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Eleanor was ranked #113 and Holly #79 among girls in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Eleanor was ranked #150 and Holly #105 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Eleanor and Holly over time

Eleanor and Holly appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Eleanor 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.

Holly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Eleanor 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1976–2025

  Eleanor held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Holly in 34.

  Highest recorded here: Eleanor #106 in 2025, Holly #11 in 2010.

  The order changed in 1992: Holly moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #165 and #176; by 1992 that had become #144 and #135.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Eleanor #106, Holly #69.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Eleanor held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Holly in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Eleanor #18 in 1999, Holly #12 in 2002.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Eleanor #56, Holly #169.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Eleanor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Eleanor #139 in 2021, Holly #22 in 2003.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Eleanor #150, Holly #105.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here