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Elizabeth vs Paige

Elizabeth and Paigecompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2016, Elizabeth was ranked #47 and Paige #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2021, Elizabeth was ranked #68 and Paige #89 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Elizabeth was ranked #74 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Elizabeth was ranked #76 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Elizabeth was ranked #87 and Paige #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Elizabeth was ranked #113 and Paige #164 among girls in Scotland.

Elizabeth and Paige over time

Elizabeth and Paige appear together in 5 published lists, across 149 years of shared records. Elizabeth held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Paige in 1.

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

Elizabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Paige 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

    Elizabeth and Paige changed places 6 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1991 and 2021, ending at #68 and #89.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Elizabeth and Paige averaged 28.7 places apart, ending at #47 and #93.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 35 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige rose about as far as Elizabeth fell — from #42 and #515 in 1991 to #76 and #173 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elizabeth and Paige were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #74 and #580.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elizabeth #26 in 1996, Paige #28 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #26 and #28 in England and Wales · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #74 and #580.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Paige in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #39 in 1993, Paige #85 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elizabeth #76, Paige #173.

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

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #26 in 1996, Paige #28 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elizabeth #74, Paige #580.

  • New Zealand · Girls30 shared years, 1991–2021

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Paige in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #25 in 1991, Paige #11 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Elizabeth #68, Paige #89.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Paige in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #55 in 1997, Paige #53 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Elizabeth #87, Paige #407.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1990–2016

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Paige in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #20 in 1992, Paige #29 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Elizabeth #47, Paige #93.

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 Elizabeth

Pairs where Elizabeth shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Paige

Pairs where Paige 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales 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 Elizabeth, Paige
FieldElizabethPaige
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFrom the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/Not yet recorded
Syllables42
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, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #74 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)65/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Paige does not have one recorded yet.
  • Elizabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Paige.
  • A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Paige doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Elizabeth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #341 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 recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #74 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls