Ellie vs Victoria
Ellie and Victoriacompared 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 Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Ellie was ranked #16 and Victoria #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ellie was ranked #33 and Victoria #80 among girls in Norway.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2019, Ellie was ranked #34 and Victoria #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #35 and Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2019, Ellie was ranked #41 and Victoria #96 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ellie was ranked #88 and Victoria #152 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellie and Victoria over time
Ellie and Victoria appear together in 5 published lists, across 125 years of shared records. Ellie held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Victoria in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Victoria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Ellie in none. 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 Norway · Girls, Ellie moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2021 as Victoria fell out of it to #66, having been #50 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Ellie moved ahead of Victoria in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #86 and #73 the year before became #73 and #82.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ellie and Victoria averaged 57.9 places apart, ending at #88 and #152.
- Mirrored each other
Over 34 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ellie rose about as far as Victoria fell — from #488 and #91 in 1987 to #15 and #166 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellie and Victoria were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #15 and #166.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1987–2025
Ellie held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Victoria in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #6 in 2023, Victoria #77 in 2007.
The order changed in 2001: Ellie moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #124 and #89; by 2001 that had become #89 and #100.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #15, Victoria #166.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Victoria in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #2 in 2003, Victoria #34 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellie #88, Victoria #152.
Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2023
Ellie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Victoria in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #3 in 2005, Victoria #25 in 1999.
The order changed in 2001: Ellie moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #47 and #27; by 2001 that had become #31 and #36.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ellie #16, Victoria #302.
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 2005–2025
Ellie held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Victoria in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #30 in 2021, Victoria #16 in 2013.
The order changed in 2021: Ellie moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #52 and #50; by 2021 that had become #30 and #66.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellie #33, Victoria #80.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 1992–2019
Ellie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Victoria in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ellie #34 in 2019, Victoria #53 in 2015.
The order changed in 2004: Ellie moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #86 and #73; by 2004 that had become #73 and #82.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Ellie #34, Victoria #84.
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 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025) | Norway · Girls #80 (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); Victoria does not have one recorded yet.
- Ellie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
- A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Victoria doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, 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
Victoria
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls