Ella vs Gemma

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 Zealand · Girls

  In 2008, Ella was ranked #3 and Gemma #60 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Ella was ranked #8 and Gemma #353 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2010, Ella was ranked #12 and Gemma #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ella was ranked #17 and Gemma #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Ella was ranked #39 and Gemma #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

Ella and Gemma over time

Ella and Gemma appear together in 5 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Gemma in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Gemma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1970–2025

  Ella held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Gemma in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2007, Gemma #36 in 1992.

  The order changed in 1999: Ella moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #94 and #56; by 1999 that had become #76 and #84.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #17, Gemma #718.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Ella held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Gemma in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Gemma #50 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1997: Ella moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #56 and #50; by 1997 that had become #44 and #57.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #39, Gemma #1541.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2016

  Ella held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Gemma in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Ella #4 in 2013, Gemma #35 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2001: Ella moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #86 and #78; by 2001 that had become #82 and #90.

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Ella #8, Gemma #353.

• New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1993–2008

  Ella held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Gemma in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Ella #1 in 2007, Gemma #57 in 2002.

  The order changed in 1995: Ella moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #99 and #66; by 1995 that had become #74 and #83.

  Most recent shared year, 2008: Ella #3, Gemma #60.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 1998–2010

  Ella held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Gemma in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ella #2 in 2007, Gemma #70 in 2001.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2010: Ella #12, Gemma #80.

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

How each name got here