Ella vs Malak
Ella and Malakcompared 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 Malak #347 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ella was ranked #17 and Malak #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #39 and Malak #869 among girls in England and Wales.
Ella and Malak over time
Ella and Malak appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Malak in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Malak reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Malak in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Malak #559 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #39, Malak #869.
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1995–2025
Ella held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Malak in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2019, Malak #265 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #4, Malak #347.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2008–2025
Ella held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Malak in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #4 in 2013, Malak #587 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #17, Malak #718.
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 | Malak |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #347 (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); Malak does not have one recorded yet.
- Ella and Malak both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Malak 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
Malak
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #643 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1995–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #347 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls