Ella vs Lucie
Ella and Luciecompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #9 and Lucie #188 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #12 and Lucie #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ella was ranked #17 and Lucie #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #39 and Lucie #811 among girls in England and Wales.
Ella and Lucie over time
Ella and Lucie appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lucie in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lucie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ella in 1. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1997, Ella moved ahead of Lucie in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #542 and #542 the year before became #176 and #576.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lucie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Lucie #121 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #39, Lucie #811.
Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1980–2025
Ella held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Lucie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2007, Lucie #164 in 2010.
The order changed in 1997: Ella moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #542 and #542; by 1997 that had become #176 and #576.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #17, Lucie #325.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Lucie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #2 in 2015, Lucie #71 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #12, Lucie #288.
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 | Lucie |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Lucie does not have one recorded yet.
- Ella and Lucie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Lucie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Lucie
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls