Emil vs Joachim
Emil and Joachimcompared 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 2024, Emil was ranked #2 and Joachim #490 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Emil was ranked #468 and Joachim #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emil was ranked #737 and Joachim #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Emil and Joachim over time
Emil and Joachim appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Emil held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Joachim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Joachim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Emil 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 Joachim changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2024, ending at #2 and #490.
- Mirrored each other
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Emil rose about as far as Joachim fell — from #243 and #302 in 1955 to #2 and #490 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Emil and Joachim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 60 years, from 1955 to 2024, ending at #2 and #490.
List by list
Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1955–2024
Emil held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Joachim in 21.
Highest recorded here: Emil #1 in 2008, Joachim #41 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emil #2, Joachim #490.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Emil held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Joachim in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emil #506 in 2015, Joachim #1485 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emil #737, Joachim #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 | Joachim |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Joachim does not have one recorded yet.
- Emil and Joachim both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Joachim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Joachim
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1955–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys