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Ellinor vs Khatija

Ellinor and Khatijacompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2012, Ellinor was ranked #5876 and Khatija #2969 among girls in England and Wales.

Ellinor and Khatija over time

Ellinor and Khatija appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Khatija held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ellinor 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.

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 Khatija changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2012, ending at #5876 and #2969.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Khatija #1802 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 19962012

    Ellinor held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Khatija in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Khatija #1802 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2012: Khatija moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3185 and #3549; by 2012 that had become #5876 and #2969.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Ellinor #5876, Khatija #2969.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Ellinor, Khatija
FieldEllinorKhatija
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #7 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ellinor and Khatija both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Ellinor

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Khatija

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1697 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls