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Elise vs Hanna

Elise 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, Elise was ranked #63 and Hanna #53 among girls in Norway.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Elise was ranked #188 and Hanna #244 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Elise was ranked #381 and Hanna #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Elise was ranked #302 and Hanna #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Elise was ranked #335 and Hanna #352 among girls in England and Wales.

Elise and Hanna over time

Elise and Hanna appear together in 4 published lists, across 161 years of shared records. Hanna held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Elise in 1.

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.

Elise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 2024, Hanna moved ahead of Elise in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #212 and #296 the year before became #372 and #197.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Elise and Hanna changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2023, ending at #302 and #302.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise and Hanna averaged 29.3 places apart, ending at #63 and #53.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elise and Hanna were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #335 and #352.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Elise #132 in 2014, Hanna #86 in 2013.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Elise held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Hanna in 43.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Hanna #22 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Hanna #53.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1986–2025

    Elise held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Hanna in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #132 in 2014, Hanna #86 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2024: Hanna moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #212 and #296; by 2024 that had become #372 and #197.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #381, Hanna #273.

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

    Elise held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Hanna in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Hanna #141 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #335, Hanna #352.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2000–2023

    Elise held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Hanna in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #147 in 2003, Hanna #124 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Elise #302, Hanna #302.

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.

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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

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 Elise, Hanna
FieldEliseHanna
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmissionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/eˈliː.seh/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #63 (2025)Norway · Girls #53 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Hanna does not have one recorded yet.
  • Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Hanna.
  • A meaning is recorded for Elise; Hanna doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Elise

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #335 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