Abi vs Emanuela
Abi and Emanuelacompared 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 2022, Abi was ranked #747 and Emanuela #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Abi was ranked #2888 and Emanuela #3148 among girls in England and Wales.
Abi and Emanuela over time
Abi and Emanuela appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Abi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emanuela in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emanuela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abi 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
Abi and Emanuela changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2022, ending at #2888 and #3148.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2022
Abi held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Emanuela in 5.
Highest recorded here: Abi #204 in 2005, Emanuela #1728 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abi #2888, Emanuela #3148.
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 | Abi | Emanuela |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abi has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Emanuela.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #533 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 recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Emanuela
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3225 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2022
Highest recorded position: #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls