Elise vs Elna
Elise and Elnacompared 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 2024, Elise was ranked #66 and Elna #485 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elise was ranked #320 and Elna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Elise and Elna over time
Elise and Elna appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elna 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Elise and Elna changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2024, ending at #66 and #485.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1945–2024
Elise held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Elna in 7.
Highest recorded here: Elise #28 in 2012, Elna #164 in 1946.
The order changed in 1957: Elise moved ahead. In 1956 they stood at #278 and #220; by 1957 that had become #238 and #316.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #66, Elna #485.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2013–2024
Elise held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Elna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #173 in 2013, Elna #3598 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #320, Elna #4192.
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 Elise
Pairs where Elise shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Anna vs Elise
Anna and Elise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #63.
Anna · Elise · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anne vs Elise
Anne and Elise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #63.
Anne · Elise · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Astrid vs Elise
Astrid and Elise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #9 and #63.
Astrid · Elise · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Elin vs Elise
Elin and Elise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #263 and #63.
Elin · Elise · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Elise | Elna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /eˈliː.seh/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | Norway · Girls #485 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Elna does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Elna.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Elna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Elise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #223 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: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Elna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #177 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls