Dagrun vs Emma
Dagrun and Emmacompared 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 1986, Dagrun was ranked #597 and Emma #124 among girls in Norway.
Dagrun and Emma over time
Dagrun and Emma appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Dagrun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emma 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.
Dagrun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emma 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1945–1986
Dagrun held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Emma in 7.
Highest recorded here: Dagrun #163 in 1946, Emma #124 in 1986.
The order changed in 1975: Emma moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #416 and #421; by 1975 that had become #585 and #320.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Dagrun #597, Emma #124.
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 | Dagrun | Emma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A shortened form of Germanic names beginning with the element 'irmin' ('whole, great'), from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, wife of King Ethelred II and later King Canute; further popularised by Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɛm.ə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #597 (1986) | Norway · Girls #1 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Dagrun does not have one recorded yet.
- Dagrun and Emma both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emma; Dagrun doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dagrun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #172 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1986
Highest recorded position: #163 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1986).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #597 among girls in Norway, in 1986.
Norway · Girls
Emma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1969–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls