Agata vs Emma
Agata and Emmacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2021, Agata was ranked #427 and Emma #2 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Agata was ranked #444 and Emma #16 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Agata was ranked #885 and Emma #28 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Agata was ranked #3015 and Emma #69 among girls in England and Wales.
Agata and Emma over time
Agata and Emma appear together in 3 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Agata in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Agata in 1. 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
Agata and Emma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1965 and 2021, ending at #427 and #2.
- Longest-running competitions
Agata and Emma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1965 to 2021, ending at #427 and #2.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1965–2021
Agata held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Emma in 36.
Highest recorded here: Agata #166 in 1985, Emma #1 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Agata #427, Emma #2.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2000–2024
Agata held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emma in 22.
Highest recorded here: Agata #896 in 2010, Emma #17 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agata #3015, Emma #69.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2006–2025
Agata held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emma in 17.
Highest recorded here: Agata #371 in 2012, Emma #2 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agata #885, Emma #28.
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 | Agata | Emma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A shortened form of Germanic names beginning with the element 'irmin' ('whole, great'), from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, wife of King Ethelred II and later King Canute; further popularised by Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɛm.ə/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #1 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Agata does not have one recorded yet.
- Agata has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Emma.
- A meaning is recorded for Emma; Agata doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Agata
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2021
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1965–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Emma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1969–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls