Ellinor vs Raina
Ellinor and Rainacompared 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 2020, Ellinor was ranked #2843 and Raina #821 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellinor and Raina over time
Ellinor and Raina appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Raina 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.
Ellinor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Raina 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2020
Ellinor held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Raina in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Raina #821 in 2020.
The order changed in 1999: Raina moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2152 and #2411; by 1999 that had become #3900 and #3900.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ellinor #2843, Raina #821.
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 | Raina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #7 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellinor has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Raina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Raina
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2014–2024
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2014–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1406 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls