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Eleanor vs Paige

Eleanor and Paigecompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2016, Eleanor was ranked #46 and Paige #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Eleanor was ranked #56 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2021, Eleanor was ranked #69 and Paige #89 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Eleanor was ranked #106 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Eleanor was ranked #113 and Paige #164 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Eleanor was ranked #150 and Paige #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Eleanor and Paige over time

Eleanor and Paige appear together in 3 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Eleanor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Paige in 1.

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.

Paige reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Eleanor 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025

    Eleanor held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Paige in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Eleanor #106 in 2025, Paige #85 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eleanor #106, Paige #173.

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

    Eleanor held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Eleanor #18 in 1999, Paige #28 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eleanor #56, Paige #580.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Eleanor held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Paige in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Eleanor #139 in 2021, Paige #53 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2023: Eleanor moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #218 and #162; by 2023 that had become #193 and #264.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Eleanor #150, Paige #407.

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.

Other comparisons involving Eleanor

Pairs where Eleanor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Paige

Pairs where Paige shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Eleanor, Paige
FieldEleanorPaige
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #31 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Eleanor has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Paige.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Eleanor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #98 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #56 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls