Elisa 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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2018, Elisa was ranked #361 and Holly #34 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Elisa was ranked #381 and Holly #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Elisa was ranked #638 and Holly #79 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Elisa was ranked #376 and Holly #169 among girls in England and Wales.

Elisa and Holly over time

Elisa and Holly appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elisa 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, and Elisa 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.

List by list

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

  Elisa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Elisa #330 in 2016, Holly #12 in 2002.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisa #376, Holly #169.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1976–2025

  Elisa held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Holly in 25.

  Highest recorded here: Elisa #203 in 2022, Holly #11 in 2010.

  The order changed in 1993: Holly moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #313 and #365; by 1993 that had become #516 and #105.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisa #381, Holly #69.

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