Clara vs Emina
Clara 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 2023, Clara was ranked #90 and Emina #3598 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Clara was ranked #121 and Emina #433 among girls in Norway.
Clara and Emina over time
Clara and Emina appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Clara 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.
Emina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Clara 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Clara and Emina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #121 and #433.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1988–2025
Clara held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Emina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Clara #121 in 2025, Emina #263 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clara #121, Emina #433.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2023
Clara held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Emina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #87 in 2017, Emina #3382 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Clara #90, Emina #3598.
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 | Clara | 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 | 2 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | Norway · Girls #433 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Clara
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #389 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #121 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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