Ellen vs Viola
Ellen and Violacompared 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 2019, Ellen was ranked #86 and Viola #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ellen was ranked #208 and Viola #211 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellen was ranked #736 and Viola #918 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellen and Viola over time
Ellen and Viola appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Ellen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Viola 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, and Viola 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellen and Viola were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #208 and #211.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1953–2025
Ellen held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Viola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #21 in 1956, Viola #211 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellen #208, Viola #211.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Ellen held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Viola in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ellen #66 in 1997, Viola #813 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellen #736, Viola #918.
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 | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) | Norway · Girls #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellen and Viola both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Viola
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #440 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls