Ellis vs Harvey
Ellis and Harveycompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Ellis was ranked #95 and Harvey #114 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ellis was ranked #104 and Harvey #152 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ellis was ranked #239 and Harvey #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ellis was ranked #272 and Harvey #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ellis and Harvey over time
Ellis and Harvey appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Harvey held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ellis 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.
Harvey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Ellis 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2020, Harvey moved ahead of Ellis in Northern Ireland · Boys — #160 and #169 the year before became #193 and #111.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ellis and Harvey changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #95 and #114.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Ellis and Harvey averaged 31.4 places apart, ending at #95 and #114.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ellis held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Harvey in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ellis #76 in 2019, Harvey #27 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellis #95, Harvey #114.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 2000–2025
Ellis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harvey in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ellis #250 in 2020, Harvey #136 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellis #272, Harvey #252.
Northern Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2000–2024
Ellis held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Harvey in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ellis #160 in 2019, Harvey #76 in 2016.
The order changed in 2020: Harvey moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #160 and #169; by 2020 that had become #193 and #111.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ellis #239, Harvey #154.
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 | Ellis | Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #28 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellis and Harvey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ellis
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #301 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Harvey
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #28 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys