Ellen vs Laoise
Ellen and Laoisecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ellen was ranked #166 and Laoise #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Ellen was ranked #135 and Laoise #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Ellen was ranked #216 and Laoise #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellen and Laoise over time
Ellen and Laoise appear together in 3 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Ellen held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Laoise 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 3 of those lists, and Laoise 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 2023, Laoise moved ahead of Ellen in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #101 and #116 the year before became #156 and #130.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellen and Laoise were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #166 and #124.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1971–2025
Ellen held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Laoise in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #23 in 2002, Laoise #96 in 2021.
The order changed in 2023: Laoise moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #101 and #116; by 2023 that had become #156 and #130.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #166, Laoise #124.
Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2023
Ellen held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Laoise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #21 in 2000, Laoise #164 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ellen #135, Laoise #328.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2010
Ellen held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Laoise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #63 in 1996, Laoise #2301 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Ellen #216, Laoise #5707.
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 | Laoise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #124 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellen and Laoise both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Laoise
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls