Borghild vs Emilie
Borghild and Emiliecompared 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 2022, Borghild was ranked #475 and Emilie #11 among girls in Norway.
Borghild and Emilie over time
Borghild and Emilie appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Borghild 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.
Borghild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emilie 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Norway · Girls, Emilie rose about as far as Borghild fell — from #195 and #383 in 1958 to #475 and #11 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1958–2022
Borghild held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Emilie in 23.
Highest recorded here: Borghild #195 in 1958, Emilie #2 in 2000.
The order changed in 1985: Emilie moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #593 and #596; by 1985 that had become #597 and #243.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Borghild #475, Emilie #11.
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 | Borghild | Emilie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈeh.mee.lee.eh/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Emilia, Emelie, Mille, Milly |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #475 (2022) | Norway · Girls #16 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Emilie has a recorded origin (Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Borghild does not have one recorded yet.
- Borghild has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emilie.
- A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Borghild doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Borghild a "medium" Data Confidence level and Emilie a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Borghild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #115 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #475 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls
Emilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #16 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls