Ellen vs Rosanna
Ellen and Rosannacompared 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 2024, Ellen was ranked #150 and Rosanna #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ellen was ranked #166 and Rosanna #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ellen was ranked #1028 and Rosanna #667 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellen and Rosanna over time
Ellen and Rosanna appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Ellen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rosanna 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Rosanna were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1028 and #667.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ellen #63 in 1996, Rosanna #319 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2025
Ellen held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Rosanna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #24 in 1997, Rosanna #189 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #166, Rosanna #608.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ellen held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rosanna in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #63 in 1996, Rosanna #319 in 1997.
The order changed in 2021: Rosanna moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #494 and #720; by 2021 that had become #683 and #616.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #1028, Rosanna #667.
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 | Rosanna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Rosanna.
- 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 #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rosanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #667 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls