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Egidijus vs Emil

Egidijus 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 1993, Egidijus was ranked #590 and Emil #38 among boys in Norway.

Egidijus and Emil over time

Egidijus and Emil appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Emil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Egidijus in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Egidijus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emil 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys28 shared years, 19661993

    Egidijus held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Emil in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Egidijus #248 in 1974, Emil #33 in 1992.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1993: Egidijus #590, Emil #38.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Egidijus, Emil
FieldEgidijusEmil
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'.
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈeː.mɪl/
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #590 (1993)Norway · Boys #2 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emil has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions); Egidijus does not have one recorded yet.
  • Egidijus has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Emil.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emil; Egidijus doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Egidijus

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #492 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1966–1993

    Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1966–1993).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1993

    Most recently recorded at #590 among boys in Norway, in 1993.

    Norway · Boys

Emil

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #771 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys