Ellen vs Ellinor
Ellen and Ellinorcompared 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, Ellen was ranked #208 and Ellinor #7 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ellen was ranked #494 and Ellinor #2843 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellen and Ellinor over time
Ellen and Ellinor appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Ellen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ellinor in 0.
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.
Ellen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ellinor 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Ellinor moved ahead of Ellen in Norway · Girls — #135 and #141 the year before became #194 and #100.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellen and Ellinor were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #208 and #7.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ellen #63 in 1996, Ellinor #2152 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Ellen held the stronger position in 63 of those years, Ellinor in 18.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #15 in 1955, Ellinor #7 in 2025.
The order changed in 2010: Ellinor moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #135 and #141; by 2010 that had become #194 and #100.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #208, Ellinor #7.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2020
Ellen held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ellinor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #63 in 1996, Ellinor #2152 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ellen #494, Ellinor #2843.
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 | Ellen | Ellinor |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) | Norway · Girls #7 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ellinor.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ellen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #29 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #208 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ellinor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls