Ester vs Rosaline
Ester and Rosalinecompared 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 1965, Ester was ranked #282 and Rosaline #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ester was ranked #2115 and Rosaline #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Ester and Rosaline over time
Ester and Rosaline appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Ester held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rosaline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rosaline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ester 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 · Girls16 shared years, 2002–2024
Ester held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Rosaline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ester #1402 in 2021, Rosaline #2499 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ester #2115, Rosaline #3318.
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 | Ester | Rosaline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #209 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ester has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Rosaline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ester
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rosaline
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1983
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1983).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls