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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Egidijus and Emil changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 1993, ending at #590 and #38.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1966–1993
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
| Field | Egidijus | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #590 (1993) | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 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); 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
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
Highest recorded1966–1993
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1966–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #590 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
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 #771 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys