Elise vs Mina
Elise and Minacompared 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 Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Elise was ranked #188 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elise was ranked #320 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Elise was ranked #372 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elise and Mina over time
Elise and Mina appear together in 3 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Mina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elise and Mina changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #63 and #65.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Elise fell — from #175 and #1522 in 1996 to #320 and #493 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Elise and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #63 and #65.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Elise #132 in 2014, Mina #585 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1945–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 63 of those years, Mina in 6.
Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elise held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #320, Mina #493.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Elise held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #132 in 2014, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #372, Mina #898.
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 | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| 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); Mina does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mina.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Mina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls