Ellie vs Scarlett
Ellie and Scarlettcompared 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 Scarlett #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #18 and Scarlett #84 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Ellie was ranked #32 and Scarlett #46 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #35 and Scarlett #124 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Ellie was ranked #40 and Scarlett #65 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #88 and Scarlett #79 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellie and Scarlett over time
Ellie and Scarlett appear together in 5 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Scarlett held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ellie in 2.
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.
Scarlett reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Ellie in 2. 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 took the other's place near the top
In New Zealand · Girls, Ellie moved into the top 50 at #31 in 2021 as Scarlett fell out of it to #56, having been #26 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Scarlett moved ahead of Ellie in England and Wales · Girls — #16 and #37 the year before became #27 and #25.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ellie and Scarlett averaged 59.4 places apart, ending at #88 and #79.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Scarlett in 16.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #2 in 2003, Scarlett #16 in 2015.
The order changed in 2009: Scarlett moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #16 and #37; by 2009 that had become #27 and #25.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #88, Scarlett #79.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #3 in 2005, Scarlett #30 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #18, Scarlett #84.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Ellie held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Scarlett in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #25 in 2023, Scarlett #19 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #32, Scarlett #46.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Ellie held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #6 in 2023, Scarlett #185 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #15, Scarlett #325.
New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 2011–2023
Ellie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Scarlett in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #31 in 2021, Scarlett #23 in 2015.
The order changed in 2021: Ellie moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #39 and #26; by 2021 that had become #31 and #56.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ellie #40, Scarlett #65.
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 | Scarlett |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Scarlett does not have one recorded yet.
- Ellie and Scarlett both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Scarlett 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
Scarlett
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #216 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls