Ema vs Leona
Ema and Leonacompared 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, Ema was ranked #397 and Leona #267 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Ema was ranked #350 and Leona #298 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ema was ranked #718 and Leona #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ema was ranked #951 and Leona #705 among girls in England and Wales.
Ema and Leona over time
Ema and Leona appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Leona held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ema in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Leona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Ema 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
Ema and Leona changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #951 and #705.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ema rose about as far as Leona fell — from #2152 and #449 in 1997 to #951 and #705 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1997–2025
Ema held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Leona in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ema #593 in 2017, Leona #200 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ema #951, Leona #705.
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 2003–2025
Ema held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Leona in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ema #219 in 2017, Leona #161 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ema #397, Leona #267.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2007–2025
Ema held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Leona in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ema #276 in 2015, Leona #107 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ema #718, Leona #608.
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 | Ema | Leona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #397 (2025) | Norway · Girls #267 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ema and Leona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ema
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2152 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #951 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Leona
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls