Ella vs Jannike
Ella and Jannikecompared 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 2011, Ella was ranked #15 and Jannike #587 among girls in Norway.
Ella and Jannike over time
Ella and Jannike appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jannike in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jannike reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ella and Jannike changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1954 and 2011, ending at #15 and #587.
- Longest-running competitions
Ella and Jannike were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1954 to 2011, ending at #15 and #587.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1954–2011
Ella held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Jannike in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ella #15 in 2011, Jannike #177 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Ella #15, Jannike #587.
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 Ella
Pairs where Ella shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ella vs Gemma
In 1996 they stood at #56 and #50 in England and Wales · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #46 and #4867.
Ella · Gemma · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ella vs Ashleigh
In 1996 they stood at #56 and #58 in England and Wales · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #46 and #2788.
Ella · Ashleigh · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ella vs Courtney
In 1996 they stood at #56 and #52 in England and Wales · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #46 and #2278.
Ella · Courtney · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ella vs Kate
In 1996 they stood at #56 and #59 in England and Wales · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #46 and #1079.
Ella · Kate · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Ella | Jannike |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) | Norway · Girls #587 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Jannike does not have one recorded yet.
- Ella has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jannike.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Jannike doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #46 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Jannike
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–2011
Highest recorded position: #167 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1954–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #587 among girls in Norway, in 2011.
Norway · Girls