Elias vs Setanta
Elias and Setantacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Elias was ranked #185 and Setanta #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Elias was ranked #266 and Setanta #326 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Elias and Setanta over time
Elias and Setanta appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Elias held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Setanta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 Setanta changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2006 and 2025, ending at #185 and #286.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Elias #185 in 2025, Setanta #286 in 2025.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2025
Elias held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Setanta in 1.
Highest recorded here: Elias #185 in 2025, Setanta #286 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #185, Setanta #286.
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 | Setanta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Setanta does not have one recorded yet.
- Elias has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Setanta.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; Setanta doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Setanta
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #299 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2025
Highest recorded position: #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2003–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys