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Andrej vs Emmanuel

Andrej and Emmanuelcompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Andrej was ranked #5119 and Emmanuel #242 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2011, Andrej was ranked #730 and Emmanuel #308 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2022, Andrej was ranked #355 and Emmanuel #363 among boys in Norway.

Andrej and Emmanuel over time

Andrej and Emmanuel appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Andrej reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emmanuel 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

    Andrej and Emmanuel changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1975 and 2022, ending at #355 and #363.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Andrej #324 in 2018, Emmanuel #327 in 2018.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys26 shared years, 19752022

    Andrej held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Emmanuel in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Andrej #324 in 2018, Emmanuel #327 in 2018.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Andrej #355, Emmanuel #363.

  • England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 19962024

    Andrej held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emmanuel in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Andrej #1949 in 2001, Emmanuel #166 in 2006.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrej #5119, Emmanuel #242.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Andrej, Emmanuel
FieldAndrejEmmanuel
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #473 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andrej has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emmanuel.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Andrej

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1959

    First recorded at #454 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1959–2024

    Highest recorded position: #324 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1959–2024).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Emmanuel

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #504 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #349 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys