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Ella vs Victoria

Ella and Victoriacompared 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 Victoria #80 among girls in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Ella was ranked #7 and Victoria #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Ella was ranked #9 and Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2019, Ella was ranked #10 and Victoria #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2019, Ella was ranked #12 and Victoria #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Ella was ranked #17 and Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ella was ranked #46 and Victoria #160 among girls in England and Wales.

Ella and Victoria over time

Ella and Victoria appear together in 6 published lists, across 206 years of shared records. Ella held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Victoria in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 5 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Victoria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Ella moved into the top 50 at #36 in 1997 as Victoria fell out of it to #51, having been #45 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1998, Ella moved ahead of Victoria in England and Wales · Girls — #44 and #34 the year before became #38 and #41.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ella and Victoria changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2025, ending at #4 and #80.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 22 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Ella and Victoria averaged 54.0 places apart, ending at #12 and #96.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 22 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Ella rose about as far as Victoria fell — from #99 and #43 in 1993 to #12 and #96 in 2019.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ella and Victoria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #46 and #160.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ella #3 in 2007, Victoria #77 in 2007.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls62 shared years, 1951–2025

    Ella held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Victoria in 33.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2019, Victoria #15 in 1999.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #4, Victoria #80.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1970–2025

    Ella held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Victoria in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #3 in 2007, Victoria #77 in 2007.

    The order changed in 1998: Ella moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #176 and #129; by 1998 that had become #94 and #97.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #17, Victoria #166.

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

    Ella held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Victoria in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #6 in 2015, Victoria #34 in 1997.

    The order changed in 1998: Ella moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #44 and #34; by 1998 that had become #38 and #41.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ella #46, Victoria #160.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2023

    Ella held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Victoria in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #2 in 2015, Victoria #25 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2002: Ella moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #82 and #36; by 2002 that had become #45 and #54.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Ella #7, Victoria #302.

  • New Zealand · Girls22 shared years, 1993–2019

    Ella held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Victoria in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Ella #1 in 2007, Victoria #33 in 1999.

    The order changed in 1997: Ella moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #50 and #45; by 1997 that had become #36 and #51.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Ella #12, Victoria #96.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 1998–2019

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

    Highest recorded here: Ella #2 in 2007, Victoria #53 in 2015.

    The order changed in 1999: Ella moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #85 and #57; by 1999 that had become #52 and #63.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Ella #10, Victoria #84.

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 Victoria

Pairs where Victoria 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 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 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ella, Victoria
FieldEllaVictoria
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/
Syllables23
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, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #4 (2025)Norway · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); Victoria does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ella has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ella; Victoria doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, 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

Victoria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls