Emile vs Tove
Emile and Tovecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Emile was ranked #3970 and Tove #3533 among girls in England and Wales.
Emile and Tove over time
Emile and Tove appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Emile held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tove 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.
Emile reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tove 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
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2022
Emile held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tove in 3.
Highest recorded here: Emile #2090 in 2017, Tove #2674 in 2018.
The order changed in 2021: Tove moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2843 and #3447; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #3519.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Emile #3970, Tove #3533.
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 | Emile | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #814 (2024) | Norway · Girls #489 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emile has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tove.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Emile
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #818 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2023
Highest recorded position: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #814 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #489 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls