Ellie vs Hermine
Ellie and Herminecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ellie was ranked #33 and Hermine #64 among girls in Norway.
Ellie and Hermine over time
Ellie and Hermine appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Ellie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hermine 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.
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 2017, Ellie moved ahead of Hermine in Norway · Girls — #82 and #75 the year before became #62 and #102.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ellie #30 in 2021, Hermine #46 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 2005–2025
Ellie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Hermine in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #30 in 2021, Hermine #46 in 2021.
The order changed in 2017: Ellie moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #82 and #75; by 2017 that had become #62 and #102.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #33, Hermine #64.
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 | Ellie | Hermine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of several longer names, particularly Eleanor, Ellen and Elizabeth. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Various, diminutive form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛl.i/ | |
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025) | Norway · Girls #64 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Hermine does not have one recorded yet.
- Ellie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Hermine.
- A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Hermine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ellie
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #488 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Hermine
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #428 among girls in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #64 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls