Ellen vs Mehar
Ellen and Meharcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellen was ranked #736 and Mehar #736 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellen and Mehar over time
Ellen and Mehar appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Ellen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mehar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ellen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mehar 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2003–2024
Ellen held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Mehar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #103 in 2003, Mehar #736 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellen #736, Mehar #736.
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 | Mehar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellen and Mehar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Mehar
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls