Elsa vs Fleur
Elsa and Fleurcompared 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 2025, Elsa was ranked #684 and Fleur #520 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Elsa was ranked #541 and Fleur #790 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Elsa was ranked #631 and Fleur #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elsa and Fleur over time
Elsa and Fleur appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elsa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fleur 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elsa and Fleur changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #684 and #520.
- Longest-running competitions
Elsa and Fleur were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #684 and #520.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elsa #104 in 2014, Fleur #260 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Elsa held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Fleur in 21.
Highest recorded here: Elsa #104 in 2014, Fleur #260 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elsa #684, Fleur #520.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2004–2024
Elsa held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Fleur in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elsa #276 in 2010, Fleur #517 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elsa #631, Fleur #736.
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 | Elsa | Fleur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #134 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #520 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elsa has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Fleur.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Elsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 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: #55 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Fleur
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #260 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #520 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls