Elina vs Matilde
Elina and Matildecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Elina was ranked #106 and Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elina was ranked #647 and Matilde #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elina was ranked #885 and Matilde #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elina and Matilde over time
Elina and Matilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Matilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Elina 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
Elina and Matilde changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #106 and #112.
- Longest-running competitions
Elina and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #106 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1981–2025
Elina held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Matilde in 29.
Highest recorded here: Elina #106 in 2021, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elina #106, Matilde #112.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Elina held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Matilde in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elina #583 in 2023, Matilde #864 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elina #647, Matilde #1036.
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 | Elina | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #106 (2025) | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elina and Matilde both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #510 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls