Abby vs Emeli
Abby and Emelicompared 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 2013, Abby was ranked #178 and Emeli #167 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Abby was ranked #188 and Emeli #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Abby was ranked #1785 and Emeli #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Abby and Emeli over time
Abby and Emeli appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Abby held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emeli in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abby reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emeli 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 — Abby #596 in 2012, Emeli #699 in 2013.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2012–2021
Abby held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Emeli in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abby #596 in 2012, Emeli #699 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Abby #1785, Emeli #5581.
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 | Abby | Emeli |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021) |
| 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
- Abby has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emeli.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abby
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Emeli
Popularity journey
First recorded2012
First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2013
Highest recorded position: #167 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2012–2013).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls