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Elise vs Maria

Elise and Mariacompared 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 Maria #62 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Elise was ranked #381 and Maria #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2011, Elise was ranked #87 and Maria #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Elise was ranked #335 and Maria #88 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1985, Elise was ranked #98 and Maria #95 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Elise was ranked #337 and Maria #97 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Elise was ranked #188 and Maria #120 among girls in Scotland.

Elise and Maria over time

Elise and Maria appear together in 4 published lists, across 172 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Elise in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 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 Maria changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #335 and #88.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elise and Maria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #335 and #88.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Elise held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maria in 80.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Maria #3 in 1982.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Maria #62.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1983–2025

    Elise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #132 in 2014, Maria #29 in 1985.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #381, Maria #74.

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

    Elise held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maria in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Maria #66 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #335, Maria #88.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024

    Elise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Elise #147 in 2003, Maria #49 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #337, Maria #97.

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 Maria

Pairs where Maria 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 — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

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, Maria
FieldEliseMaria
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages.The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
OriginHebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmissionBiblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission
Pronunciation/eˈliː.seh//mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #63 (2025)Norway · Girls #62 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elise is recorded with a Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission origin, while Maria is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission origin.
  • Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maria.
  • Elise's recorded meaning differs from Maria's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

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

Maria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #126 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls