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Ellen vs Linda

Ellen and Lindacompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Ellen was ranked #143 and Linda #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Ellen was ranked #166 and Linda #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2024, Ellen was ranked #221 and Linda #376 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ellen was ranked #1028 and Linda #1892 among girls in England and Wales.

Ellen and Linda over time

Ellen and Linda appear together in 3 published lists, across 168 years of shared records. Ellen held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Linda in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Ellen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Linda 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ellen and Linda were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1028 and #1892.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ellen #63 in 1996, Linda #638 in 1997.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1964 they stood at #27 and #28 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #166 and #718.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls79 shared years, 1945–2024

    Ellen held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Linda in 33.

    Highest recorded here: Ellen #15 in 1955, Linda #1 in 1975.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellen #221, Linda #376.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls59 shared years, 1964–2025

    Ellen held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Linda in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Ellen #23 in 2002, Linda #13 in 1973.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #166, Linda #718.

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

    Ellen held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Linda in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ellen #63 in 1996, Linda #638 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #1028, Linda #1892.

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 Ellen

Pairs where Ellen shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Linda

Pairs where Linda 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

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

Republic of Ireland 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 Ellen, Linda
FieldEllenLinda
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
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, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ellen and Linda both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Ellen

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Linda

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #329 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 recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls