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Dag vs Emrik

Dag and Emrikcompared 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 · Boys

    In 2025, Dag was ranked #426 and Emrik #73 among boys in Norway.

Dag and Emrik over time

Dag and Emrik appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Emrik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dag 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.

Dag reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emrik 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

  • Norway · Boys15 shared years, 20052025

    Dag held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Emrik in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Dag #285 in 2005, Emrik #71 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2008: Emrik moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #303 and #306; by 2008 that had become #443 and #209.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Dag #426, Emrik #73.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Dag

Pairs where Dag shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Dag, Emrik
FieldDagEmrik
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #426 (2025)Norway · Boys #73 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Dag has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Emrik.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Dag

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #48 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #426 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Emrik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #486 among boys in Norway in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2005–2025

    Highest recorded position: #64 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 2005–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #73 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys