Elisabeth vs Millicent
Elisabeth and Millicentcompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Elisabeth was ranked #1449 and Millicent #869 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Elisabeth was ranked #905 and Millicent #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elisabeth and Millicent over time
Elisabeth and Millicent appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Millicent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elisabeth 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.
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
Elisabeth and Millicent changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1449 and #869.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Millicent #273 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Millicent in 23.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Millicent #273 in 1998.
The order changed in 2024: Millicent moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1087 and #1206; by 2024 that had become #1449 and #869.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elisabeth #1449, Millicent #869.
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 | Elisabeth | Millicent |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #171 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elisabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Millicent.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Elisabeth
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #171 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Millicent
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #448 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls