Ellinor vs Iqra
Ellinor and Iqracompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Ellinor was ranked #9 and Iqra #489 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ellinor was ranked #2843 and Iqra #426 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellinor and Iqra over time
Ellinor and Iqra appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ellinor and Iqra changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1988 and 2024, ending at #9 and #489.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1988–2024
Ellinor held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Iqra in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #9 in 2024, Iqra #291 in 1998.
The order changed in 2000: Ellinor moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #325 and #291; by 2000 that had become #255 and #603.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellinor #9, Iqra #489.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2020
Ellinor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Iqra in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Iqra #184 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ellinor #2843, Iqra #426.
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 | Ellinor | Iqra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #7 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #281 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellinor has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iqra.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ellinor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Iqra
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #522 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #184 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #281 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls