Ella vs Elly
Ella and Ellycompared 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, Ella was ranked #4 and Elly #432 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #14 and Elly #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #39 and Elly #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Ella and Elly over time
Ella and Elly appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Elly in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Ella 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 37 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ella rose about as far as Elly fell — from #137 and #170 in 1945 to #4 and #432 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Ella and Elly were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #4 and #432.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1945–2025
Ella held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Elly in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2019, Elly #170 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #4, Elly #432.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Elly in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Elly #508 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #39, Elly #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2000–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Elly in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #4 in 2013, Elly #443 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #14, Elly #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 | Ella | Elly |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen and other names beginning with 'El-', also used as a short form of names ending in '-ella'. Widely used across Scandinavian and Germanic languages as well as English. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, diminutive form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛl.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 #4 (2025) | Norway · Girls #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Elly does not have one recorded yet.
- Ella and Elly both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Elly doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ella
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2007 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Elly
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #170 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: #170 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls