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Elisabeth vs Hanna

Elisabeth and Hannacompared 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, Elisabeth was ranked #171 and Hanna #53 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Elisabeth was ranked #885 and Hanna #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Elisabeth was ranked #1028 and Hanna #352 among girls in England and Wales.

Elisabeth and Hanna over time

Elisabeth and Hanna appear together in 3 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Hanna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elisabeth in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Elisabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Hanna in 1. 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1996, Hanna moved ahead of Elisabeth in Norway · Girls — #37 and #41 the year before became #36 and #31.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elisabeth and Hanna were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1028 and #352.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Elisabeth held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Hanna in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #6 in 1978, Hanna #22 in 2004.

    The order changed in 1996: Hanna moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #37 and #41; by 1996 that had become #36 and #31.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #171, Hanna #53.

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

    Elisabeth held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Hanna in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Hanna #141 in 2016.

    The order changed in 1999: Hanna moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #374 and #383; by 1999 that had become #398 and #338.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #1028, Hanna #352.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2003–2025

    Elisabeth held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hanna in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #502 in 2019, Hanna #86 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #885, Hanna #273.

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 Elisabeth

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

Other comparisons involving Hanna

Pairs where Hanna 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 — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

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

Norway 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 Elisabeth, Hanna
FieldElisabethHanna
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
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #171 (2025)Norway · Girls #53 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elisabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Hanna.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Elisabeth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #50 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Hanna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #164 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls