Elisabeth vs Summer
Elisabeth and Summercompared 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 Summer #112 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elisabeth was ranked #885 and Summer #115 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elisabeth and Summer over time
Elisabeth and Summer appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Summer held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elisabeth in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elisabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Summer 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Summer in 29.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Summer #23 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elisabeth #1449, Summer #112.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2003–2025
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Summer in 18.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #502 in 2019, Summer #115 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #885, Summer #115.
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 | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #171 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #89 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elisabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Summer.
- 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
Summer
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #206 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: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls