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Ella vs Tiril

Ella and Tirilcompared 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 Tiril #26 among girls in Norway.

Ella and Tiril over time

Ella and Tiril appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Ella reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tiril 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1975–2025

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

    Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2019, Tiril #11 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2006: Ella moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #54 and #50; by 2006 that had become #31 and #51.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #4, Tiril #26.

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 Tiril

Pairs where Tiril 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Norway lists

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

Norway 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, Tiril
FieldEllaTiril
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, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #4 (2025)Norway · Girls #26 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Tiril does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ella and Tiril both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ella; Tiril doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

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

Tiril

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1974–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1974–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls