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Ella vs Paige

Ella and Paigecompared 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 Paige #164 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2021, Ella was ranked #10 and Paige #89 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Ella was ranked #12 and Paige #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2016, Ella was ranked #17 and Paige #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Ella was ranked #17 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ella was ranked #46 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.

Ella and Paige over time

Ella and Paige appear together in 5 published lists, across 139 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Paige 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.

Paige 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1999, Ella moved ahead of Paige in England and Wales · Girls — #38 and #32 the year before became #27 and #41.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ella and Paige changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1991 and 2025, ending at #17 and #173.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 27 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Ella and Paige averaged 24.9 places apart, ending at #10 and #89.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 27 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Ella rose about as far as Paige fell — from #99 and #47 in 1993 to #10 and #89 in 2021.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ella and Paige were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #46 and #580.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ella #1 in 2007, Paige #11 in 2005.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025

    Ella held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Paige in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2007, Paige #85 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #17, Paige #173.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Ella held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Paige in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Paige #28 in 1996.

    The order changed in 1999: Ella moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #38 and #32; by 1999 that had become #27 and #41.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #46, Paige #580.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Ella held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Paige in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #2 in 2015, Paige #53 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2000: Ella moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #119 and #104; by 2000 that had become #86 and #106.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ella #12, Paige #407.

  • New Zealand · Girls27 shared years, 1993–2021

    Ella held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Paige in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #1 in 2007, Paige #11 in 2005.

    The order changed in 1998: Ella moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #36 and #21; by 1998 that had become #19 and #27.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Ella #10, Paige #89.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 1998–2016

    Ella held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Paige in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #2 in 2007, Paige #29 in 2004.

    The order changed in 1999: Ella moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #85 and #61; by 1999 that had become #52 and #60.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Ella #17, Paige #93.

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.

Other comparisons involving Paige

Pairs where Paige shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ella, Paige
FieldEllaPaige
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA 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
OriginGermanic, diminutive formNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛl.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #4 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Paige does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ella and Paige both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ella; Paige doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Ella

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1993–2023

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2007 (recorded 1993–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #46 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls