Emil vs Nerijus
Emil and Nerijuscompared 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 1992, Emil was ranked #33 and Nerijus #615 among boys in Norway.
Emil and Nerijus over time
Emil and Nerijus appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Emil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nerijus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nerijus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1971–1992
Emil held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Nerijus in 1.
Highest recorded here: Emil #33 in 1992, Nerijus #202 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Emil #33, Nerijus #615.
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 | Nerijus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) | Norway · Boys #615 (1992) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| 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); Nerijus does not have one recorded yet.
- Emil has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nerijus.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Nerijus doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Nerijus
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #599 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–1992
Highest recorded position: #202 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1971–1992).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Boys