Emil vs Iver
Emil and Ivercompared 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, Emil was ranked #2 and Iver #34 among boys in Norway.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Emil was ranked #619 and Iver #478 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emil was ranked #737 and Iver #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Emil and Iver over time
Emil and Iver appear together in 2 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Emil held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Iver 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.
Emil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Iver 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
Emil and Iver changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #2 and #34.
- Longest-running competitions
Emil and Iver were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #2 and #34.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1945–2025
Emil held the stronger position in 69 of those years, Iver in 9.
Highest recorded here: Emil #1 in 2008, Iver #26 in 2023.
The order changed in 1966: Emil moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #374 and #336; by 1966 that had become #356 and #404.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emil #2, Iver #34.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2013–2024
Emil held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Iver in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emil #631 in 2016, Iver #1366 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emil #737, Iver #1517.
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 | Emil | Iver |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeː.mɪl/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) | Norway · Boys #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emil has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and other European traditions); Iver does not have one recorded yet.
- Emil and Iver both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Iver doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, NO.
How each name got here
Emil
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #271 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Iver
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #256 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys