Anya vs Emelia
Anya and Emeliacompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Anya was ranked #315 and Emelia #516 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Anya was ranked #384 and Emelia #431 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Anya was ranked #391 and Emelia #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anya was ranked #443 and Emelia #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anya and Emelia over time
Anya and Emelia appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Anya and Emelia changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2005 and 2025, ending at #443 and #885.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anya held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Emelia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anya #123 in 2005, Emelia #164 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anya #315, Emelia #516.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2005–2025
Anya held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Emelia in 10.
Highest recorded here: Anya #316 in 2023, Emelia #357 in 2013.
The order changed in 2025: Anya moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #631 and #631; by 2025 that had become #443 and #885.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #443, Emelia #885.
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 | Anya | Emelia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anya has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emelia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Anya
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #123 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Emelia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #944 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls