Cassandra vs Emina
Cassandra 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Cassandra was ranked #340 and Emina #433 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cassandra was ranked #490 and Emina #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Cassandra and Emina over time
Cassandra and Emina appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Cassandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Emina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cassandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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
Cassandra and Emina changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1987 and 2025, ending at #340 and #433.
- Longest-running competitions
Cassandra and Emina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #340 and #433.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Cassandra #180 in 2010, Emina #263 in 2012.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1987–2025
Cassandra held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Emina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #180 in 2010, Emina #263 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cassandra #340, Emina #433.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2025
Cassandra held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Emina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #319 in 1996, Emina #3382 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cassandra #490, Emina #5927.
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 | Cassandra | 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #340 (2025) | Norway · Girls #433 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cassandra and Emina both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Cassandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1969–1999
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1969–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #490 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
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 #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls