Ellie vs Roxanne
Ellie and Roxannecompared 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, Ellie was ranked #7 and Roxanne #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Ellie was ranked #16 and Roxanne #451 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #88 and Roxanne #1541 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellie and Roxanne over time
Ellie and Roxanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Ellie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roxanne 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2005, Ellie moved ahead of Roxanne in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #515 and #457 the year before became #32 and #689.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ellie #7 in 2019, Roxanne #396 in 2017.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Roxanne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #2 in 2003, Roxanne #229 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #88, Roxanne #1541.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1991–2019
Ellie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Roxanne in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #7 in 2019, Roxanne #396 in 2017.
The order changed in 2005: Ellie moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #515 and #457; by 2005 that had become #32 and #689.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Ellie #7, Roxanne #716.
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 | Roxanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Roxanne does not have one recorded yet.
- Ellie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roxanne.
- A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Roxanne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Roxanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — 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: #229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls