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 2024, Ella was ranked #39 and Victoria #152 among girls in England and Wales.
Ella and Victoria over time
Ella and Victoria appear together in 6 published lists, across 205 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 Norway · Girls for 62 years, from 1951 to 2025, ending at #4 and #80.
- 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ella held the stronger position in 27 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, 2024: Ella #39, Victoria #152.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Ella | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #4 (2025) | Norway · Girls #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ella has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive form); 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
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
Victoria
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls