Emil vs Ronny
Emil and Ronnycompared 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 2011, Emil was ranked #1 and Ronny #515 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emil was ranked #737 and Ronny #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
Emil and Ronny over time
Emil and Ronny appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Ronny 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1987, Emil moved ahead of Ronny in Norway · Boys — #132 and #131 the year before became #96 and #112.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Emil and Ronny changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #737 and #1460.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Emil rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #271 and #250 in 1945 to #1 and #515 in 2011.
- Longest-running competitions
Emil and Ronny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2011, ending at #1 and #515.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Emil #506 in 2015, Ronny #655 in 2013.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2011
Emil held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Ronny in 35.
Highest recorded here: Emil #1 in 2011, Ronny #15 in 1975.
The order changed in 1987: Emil moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #132 and #131; by 1987 that had become #96 and #112.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Emil #1, Ronny #515.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Emil held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Ronny in 4.
Highest recorded here: Emil #506 in 2015, Ronny #655 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emil #737, Ronny #1460.
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 | Ronny |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #2 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1460 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| 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); Ronny does not have one recorded yet.
- Emil and Ronny both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emil; Ronny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Ronny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #250 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys