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Ellie vs Olive

Ellie and Olivecompared 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 Olive #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Ellie was ranked #18 and Olive #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Ellie was ranked #32 and Olive #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Ellie was ranked #40 and Olive #33 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Ellie was ranked #35 and Olive #106 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ellie was ranked #119 and Olive #47 among girls in England and Wales.

Ellie and Olive over time

Ellie and Olive appear together in 5 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Ellie held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Olive in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Ellie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Olive in 1. 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2021, Olive moved ahead of Ellie in England and Wales · Girls — #67 and #99 the year before became #78 and #74.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ellie and Olive changed places 6 times in New Zealand · Girls between 2011 and 2023, ending at #40 and #33.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ellie and Olive were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #119 and #47.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Ellie #25 in 2023, Olive #55 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Ellie held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Olive in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Ellie #2 in 2003, Olive #47 in 2025.

    The order changed in 2021: Olive moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #67 and #99; by 2021 that had become #78 and #74.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #119, Olive #47.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1987–2025

    Ellie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Olive in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Ellie #6 in 2023, Olive #243 in 2024.

    The order changed in 1996: Ellie moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #384 and #352; by 1996 that had become #273 and #471.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #15, Olive #247.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 2013–2025

    Ellie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Olive in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ellie #25 in 2023, Olive #55 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #32, Olive #68.

  • New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 2011–2023

    Ellie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Olive in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Ellie #31 in 2021, Olive #21 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Ellie #40, Olive #33.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024

    Ellie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Olive in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ellie #11 in 2019, Olive #119 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #18, Olive #119.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ellie

Pairs where Ellie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Olive

Pairs where Olive shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ellie, Olive
FieldEllieOlive
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA diminutive of several longer names, particularly Eleanor, Ellen and Elizabeth.Not yet recorded
OriginVarious, diminutive formNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛl.i/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Olive does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ellie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olive.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Olive 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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #119 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Olive

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #72 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

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls