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Arne vs Emil

Arne and Emilcompared 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 · Boys

    In 2025, Arne was ranked #222 and Emil #2 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Arne was ranked #3256 and Emil #771 among boys in England and Wales.

Arne and Emil over time

Arne and Emil appear together in 2 published lists, across 97 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Arne held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Emil in 38.

    Highest recorded here: Arne #5 in 1946, Emil #1 in 2008.

    The order changed in 1988: Emil moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #90 and #96; by 1988 that had become #89 and #69.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arne #222, Emil #2.

  • England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1997–2025

    Arne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emil in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Arne #2160 in 2023, Emil #506 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arne #3256, Emil #771.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Arne

Pairs where Arne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Emil

Pairs where Emil shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arne, Emil
FieldArneEmil
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'.
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions
Pronunciation/ˈeː.mɪl/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #222 (2025)Norway · Boys #2 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emil has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions); Arne does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arne and Emil both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emil; Arne doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Arne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #6 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Emil

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #271 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #771 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys