Edvard vs Emil
Edvard and Emilcompared 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, Edvard was ranked #67 and Emil #2 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Edvard was ranked #3411 and Emil #642 among boys in England and Wales.
Edvard and Emil over time
Edvard and Emil appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Emil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edvard 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.
Emil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edvard 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
Edvard and Emil changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #67 and #2.
- Longest-running competitions
Edvard and Emil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #67 and #2.
List by list
Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2025
Edvard held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Emil in 60.
Highest recorded here: Edvard #59 in 2018, Emil #1 in 2008.
The order changed in 1973: Emil moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #309 and #361; by 1973 that had become #309 and #217.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edvard #67, Emil #2.
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 | Edvard | Emil |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈeː.mɪl/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #67 (2025) | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emil has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions); Edvard does not have one recorded yet.
- Edvard and Emil both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Edvard doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Edvard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #179 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #67 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Emil
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #271 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys