Ema vs Olava
Ema and Olavacompared 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 Olava #154 among girls in Norway.
Ema and Olava over time
Ema and Olava appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Olava held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ema 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.
Ema reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Olava 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 2007–2025
Ema held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Olava in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ema #219 in 2017, Olava #154 in 2025.
The order changed in 2009: Olava moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #505 and #573; by 2009 that had become #410 and #356.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ema #397, Olava #154.
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 | Olava |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #397 (2025) | Norway · Girls #154 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ema has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olava.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #397 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Olava
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #617 among girls in Norway in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2025
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2007–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #154 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls