Emelie vs Torunn
Emelie and Torunncompared 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 2008, Emelie was ranked #441 and Torunn #619 among girls in Norway.
Emelie and Torunn over time
Emelie and Torunn appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Torunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emelie 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.
Torunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emelie 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
Emelie and Torunn changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1982 and 2008, ending at #441 and #619.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1982–2008
Emelie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Torunn in 15.
Highest recorded here: Emelie #270 in 1992, Torunn #149 in 1982.
The order changed in 2005: Emelie moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #606 and #587; by 2005 that had become #451 and #476.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Emelie #441, Torunn #619.
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 | Emelie | Torunn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 #466 (2025) | Norway · Girls #619 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emelie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Torunn.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Emelie
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #631 among girls in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1982–2025
Highest recorded position: #270 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1982–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #466 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Torunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #61 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #619 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls