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Emad vs Kristoffer

Emad and Kristoffercompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2015, Emad was ranked #2707 and Kristoffer #3373 among boys in England and Wales.

Emad and Kristoffer over time

Emad and Kristoffer appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Emad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kristoffer 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.

Emad reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kristoffer 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

  • England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 19962015

    Emad held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kristoffer in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Emad #1761 in 1997, Kristoffer #1821 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2007: Emad moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #3849 and #3208; by 2007 that had become #2211 and #4333.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Emad #2707, Kristoffer #3373.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Kristoffer

Pairs where Kristoffer shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Emad, Kristoffer
FieldEmadKristoffer
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024)Norway · Boys #187 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10064/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emad has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kristoffer.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Emad

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kristoffer

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #207 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: #11 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #187 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys