Elodie vs Úna
Elodie and Únacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elodie was ranked #213 and Úna #239 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elodie and Úna over time
Elodie and Úna appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Elodie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Úna 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2018–2025
Elodie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Úna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Elodie #183 in 2023, Úna #183 in 2023.
The order changed in 2024: Elodie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #183 and #183; by 2024 that had become #197 and #307.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elodie #213, Úna #239.
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 | Elodie | Úna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The English form of Élodie. Behind the Name records the etymology as genuinely uncertain, with related forms in Gothic (Alodia) and Spanish (Elodia). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Uncertain (Gothic/Spanish-adjacent), via French transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Élodie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #239 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elodie has a recorded origin (Uncertain (Gothic/Spanish-adjacent), via French transmission); Úna does not have one recorded yet.
- Elodie has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Úna.
- A meaning is recorded for Elodie; Úna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Elodie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1364 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Úna
Popularity journey
First recorded2018
First recorded at #387 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #183 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls