Elise vs Magda
Elise and Magdacompared 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 1995, Elise was ranked #25 and Magda #585 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Elise was ranked #236 and Magda #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Elise was ranked #356 and Magda #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Elise and Magda over time
Elise and Magda appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Magda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Magda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise rose about as far as Magda fell — from #223 and #306 in 1945 to #25 and #585 in 1995.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1945–1995
Elise held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Magda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #25 in 1995, Magda #295 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Elise #25, Magda #585.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2023
Elise held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Magda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #97 in 2004, Magda #2746 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Elise #356, Magda #5687.
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 | Elise | Magda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Magda does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Magda.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Magda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Magda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #295 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls