Ellis vs Shannon

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 2019, Ellis was ranked #76 and Shannon #4702 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Ellis was ranked #337 and Shannon #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ellis was ranked #718 and Shannon #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ellis was ranked #1809 and Shannon #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Ellis and Shannon over time

Ellis and Shannon appear together in 3 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Shannon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ellis in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Shannon 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Ellis held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Shannon in 23.

  Highest recorded here: Ellis #248 in 1998, Shannon #11 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2020: Ellis moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1189 and #1063; by 2020 that had become #1127 and #1846.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellis #1809, Shannon #2138.

• England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2019

  Ellis held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Shannon in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ellis #76 in 2019, Shannon #1168 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Ellis #76, Shannon #4702.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2009–2025

  Ellis held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Shannon in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Ellis #464 in 2021, Shannon #94 in 2009.

  The order changed in 2025: Ellis moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #727 and #555; by 2025 that had become #718 and #885.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellis #718, Shannon #885.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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