Abbey vs Emma-Jayne
Abbey and Emma-Jaynecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Abbey was ranked #194 and Emma-Jayne #430 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Abbey was ranked #556 and Emma-Jayne #3422 among girls in England and Wales.
Abbey and Emma-Jayne over time
Abbey and Emma-Jayne appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Abbey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emma-Jayne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emma-Jayne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abbey 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Abbey #165 in 1997, Emma-Jayne #1755 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2009
Abbey held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Emma-Jayne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abbey #165 in 1997, Emma-Jayne #1755 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Abbey #556, Emma-Jayne #3422.
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 | Abbey | Emma-Jayne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) | Northern Ireland · Girls #430 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbey has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Emma-Jayne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Abbey
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2010
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Emma-Jayne
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 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 recorded2000–2010
Highest recorded position: #348 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2010).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #430 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010.
Northern Ireland · Girls