Elise vs Kelly

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 2019, Elise was ranked #63 and Kelly #479 among girls in Norway.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1993, Elise was ranked #93 and Kelly #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Elise was ranked #188 and Kelly #790 among girls in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Elise was ranked #212 and Kelly #404 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Elise was ranked #335 and Kelly #2006 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Elise was ranked #350 and Kelly #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Elise and Kelly over time

Elise and Kelly appear together in 5 published lists, across 116 years of shared records. Kelly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Elise in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kelly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Elise 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1983–2023

  Elise held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Kelly in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Elise #132 in 2014, Kelly #35 in 1994.

  The order changed in 2012: Elise moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #250 and #181; by 2012 that had become #164 and #213.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Elise #212, Kelly #404.

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

  Elise held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Kelly in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Kelly #74 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1999: Elise moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #127 and #120; by 1999 that had become #109 and #154.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #335, Kelly #2006.

• Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1967–2019

  Elise held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Kelly in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Kelly #380 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Elise #63, Kelly #479.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2021

  Elise held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kelly in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Elise #147 in 2003, Kelly #101 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2019: Elise moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #365 and #365; by 2019 that had become #213 and #424.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Elise #350, Kelly #446.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls9 shared years, 1985–1993

  Elise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kelly in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Elise #49 in 1987, Kelly #24 in 1985.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1993: Elise #93, Kelly #83.

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.

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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.

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