Augustus vs Emil
Augustus 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Augustus was ranked #880 and Emil #737 among boys in England and Wales.
Augustus and Emil over time
Augustus and Emil appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Emil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Augustus in 0.
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.
Augustus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emil 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
Augustus and Emil changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #880 and #737.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Augustus held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Emil in 26.
Highest recorded here: Augustus #759 in 1997, Emil #506 in 2015.
The order changed in 2006: Emil moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #850 and #1190; by 2006 that had become #1545 and #914.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Augustus #880, Emil #737.
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 | Augustus | Emil |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈeː.mɪl/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emil has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions); Augustus does not have one recorded yet.
- Augustus has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Emil.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Augustus doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Augustus
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #784 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #880 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Emil
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys