Carmel vs Emina
Carmel and Eminacompared 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 2021, Carmel was ranked #4634 and Emina #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Carmel and Emina over time
Carmel and Emina appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Carmel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carmel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emina 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2021
Carmel held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Emina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carmel #955 in 1998, Emina #3382 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Carmel #4634, Emina #5581.
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 | Carmel | Emina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | Norway · Girls #433 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carmel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Carmel
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Emina
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #580 among girls in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #433 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls