Emanuel vs Yosef
Emanuel and Yosefcompared 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, Emanuel was ranked #313 and Yosef #447 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Emanuel was ranked #798 and Yosef #1035 among boys in England and Wales.
Emanuel and Yosef over time
Emanuel and Yosef appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Emanuel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Yosef 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.
Yosef reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Emanuel 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
Emanuel and Yosef changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #798 and #1035.
- Longest-running competitions
Emanuel and Yosef were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #798 and #1035.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Emanuel #579 in 2020, Yosef #908 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Emanuel held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Yosef in 3.
Highest recorded here: Emanuel #579 in 2020, Yosef #908 in 2019.
The order changed in 2014: Emanuel moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1147 and #910; by 2014 that had become #805 and #1223.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emanuel #798, Yosef #1035.
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1978–2025
Emanuel held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Yosef in 4.
Highest recorded here: Emanuel #234 in 2021, Yosef #293 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emanuel #313, Yosef #447.
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 | Emanuel | Yosef |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #313 (2025) | Norway · Boys #447 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emanuel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Yosef.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Emanuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #479 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Yosef
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #549 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys