Ellie vs Imogen
Ellie and Imogencompared 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 2025, Ellie was ranked #15 and Imogen #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #18 and Imogen #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #27 and Imogen #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #35 and Imogen #97 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Ellie was ranked #36 and Imogen #81 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #88 and Imogen #64 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellie and Imogen over time
Ellie and Imogen appear together in 4 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Ellie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Imogen in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 3 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 2 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2013, Imogen moved ahead of Ellie in England and Wales · Girls — #35 and #37 the year before became #43 and #34.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ellie and Imogen averaged 27.7 places apart, ending at #88 and #64.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellie and Imogen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1994 to 2025, ending at #15 and #483.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ellie #3 in 2005, Imogen #103 in 2007.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1994–2025
Ellie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Imogen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #6 in 2023, Imogen #255 in 2020.
The order changed in 1997: Ellie moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #450 and #450; by 1997 that had become #263 and #440.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #15, Imogen #483.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Imogen in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #2 in 2003, Imogen #26 in 2010.
The order changed in 2013: Imogen moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #35 and #37; by 2013 that had become #43 and #34.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #88, Imogen #64.
Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Imogen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #3 in 2005, Imogen #103 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #18, Imogen #119.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Imogen in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #25 in 2023, Imogen #33 in 2013.
The order changed in 2016: Ellie moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #45 and #40; by 2016 that had become #40 and #49.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #27, Imogen #86.
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 | Imogen |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Imogen does not have one recorded yet.
- Ellie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Imogen.
- A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Imogen doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Imogen
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls