Elias vs Se
Elias and Secompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Elias was ranked #109 and Se #3990 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Elias was ranked #187 and Se #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Elias was ranked #281 and Se #394 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Elias and Se over time
Elias and Se appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Se reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elias 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
Elias and Se changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2008 and 2024, ending at #187 and #187.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Elias #187 in 2024, Se #187 in 2024.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2008–2024
Elias held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Se in 6.
Highest recorded here: Elias #187 in 2024, Se #187 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elias #187, Se #187.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2017
Elias held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Se in 3.
Highest recorded here: Elias #254 in 2016, Se #387 in 2011.
The order changed in 2016: Elias moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #503 and #503; by 2016 that had become #254 and #491.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Elias #281, Se #394.
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 | Elias | Se |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlaɪəs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #187 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Se does not have one recorded yet.
- Elias has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Se.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; Se doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Elias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Se
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #272 among boys in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #187 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys