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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 2025, Ellie was ranked #119 and Scarlett #93 among girls in England and Wales.

Ellie and Scarlett over time

Ellie and Scarlett appear together in 5 published lists, across 110 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 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ellie and Scarlett averaged 58.3 places apart, ending at #119 and #93.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ellie and Scarlett were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #119 and #93.

List by list

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

    Ellie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Scarlett in 17.

    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, 2025: Ellie #119, Scarlett #93.

  • 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.

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 Scarlett

Pairs where Scarlett 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

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, Scarlett
FieldEllieScarlett
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
Syllables22
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)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

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

  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

Scarlett

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls