Ella vs Oliwia
Ella and Oliwiacompared 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 Oliwia #380 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #12 and Oliwia #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ella was ranked #17 and Oliwia #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ella was ranked #39 and Oliwia #736 among girls in England and Wales.
Ella and Oliwia over time
Ella and Oliwia appear together in 4 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Oliwia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Oliwia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ella and Oliwia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, ending at #4 and #380.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ella #3 in 2007, Oliwia #79 in 2009.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1995–2025
Ella held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Oliwia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2019, Oliwia #205 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #4, Oliwia #380.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Oliwia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Oliwia #214 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #39, Oliwia #736.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2005–2025
Ella held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Oliwia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2007, Oliwia #79 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #17, Oliwia #885.
Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2006–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Oliwia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ella #4 in 2013, Oliwia #174 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #12, Oliwia #337.
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 | Oliwia |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) | Norway · Girls #380 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Oliwia does not have one recorded yet.
- Ella has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Oliwia.
- A meaning is recorded for Ella; Oliwia doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Oliwia
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #380 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls