Anja vs Emely
Anja and Emelycompared 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 2025, Anja was ranked #303 and Emely #467 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anja was ranked #3695 and Emely #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Anja and Emely over time
Anja and Emely appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Anja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Emely in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emely 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
Anja and Emely changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1992 and 2025, ending at #303 and #467.
- Longest-running competitions
Anja and Emely were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #303 and #467.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Anja #897 in 2000, Emely #3247 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1992–2025
Anja held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Emely in 2.
Highest recorded here: Anja #73 in 1992, Emely #277 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anja #303, Emely #467.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2000–2024
Anja held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Emely in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anja #897 in 2000, Emely #3247 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anja #3695, Emely #5891.
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 | Anja | Emely |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #303 (2025) | Norway · Girls #467 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emely.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anja
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #272 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #303 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Emely
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #277 among girls in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #467 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls