Edda vs Emmeli
Edda and Emmelicompared 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, Edda was ranked #261 and Emmeli #238 among girls in Norway.
Edda and Emmeli over time
Edda and Emmeli appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Emmeli held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edda 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.
Edda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emmeli 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Emmeli moved ahead of Edda in Norway · Girls — #243 and #246 the year before became #290 and #195.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Edda and Emmeli changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1995 and 2025, ending at #261 and #238.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Edda #243 in 2023, Emmeli #195 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1995–2025
Edda held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Emmeli in 11.
Highest recorded here: Edda #243 in 2023, Emmeli #195 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Emmeli moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #243 and #246; by 2024 that had become #290 and #195.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edda #261, Emmeli #238.
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 | Edda | Emmeli |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #261 (2025) | Norway · Girls #238 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edda has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emmeli.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Edda
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #589 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #261 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Emmeli
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #628 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2025
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1995–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #238 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls