Einar vs Emil
Einar 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, Einar was ranked #57 and Emil #2 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Einar was ranked #4107 and Emil #779 among boys in England and Wales.
Einar and Emil over time
Einar and Emil appear together in 2 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 1987, Emil moved ahead of Einar in Norway · Boys — #103 and #132 the year before became #148 and #96.
- Mirrored each other
Over 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Emil rose about as far as Einar fell — from #23 and #271 in 1945 to #57 and #2 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Einar and Emil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #57 and #2.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Einar held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Emil in 39.
Highest recorded here: Einar #21 in 1946, Emil #1 in 2008.
The order changed in 1987: Emil moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #103 and #132; by 1987 that had become #148 and #96.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Einar #57, Emil #2.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2007–2023
Einar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emil in 9.
Highest recorded here: Einar #3411 in 2019, Emil #506 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Einar #4107, Emil #779.
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 | Einar | 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 | /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 #57 (2025) | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 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); Einar does not have one recorded yet.
- Einar and Emil both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Einar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Einar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #23 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 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