Emilie vs Esha
Emilie and Eshacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Emilie was ranked #439 and Esha #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Emilie was ranked #596 and Esha #1197 among girls in England and Wales.
Emilie and Esha over time
Emilie and Esha appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Esha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emilie 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Emilie and Esha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #596 and #1197.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Emilie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Esha in 1.
Highest recorded here: Emilie #232 in 2013, Esha #285 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emilie #596, Esha #1197.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Emilie
Pairs where Emilie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Emilie vs Åse
Over 49 shared years in Norway · Girls, Emilie rose about as far as Åse fell — from #383 and #38 in 1958 to #16 and #93 in 2025.
Emilie · Åse · 49 shared years, 1958–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Emilie vs Eva
Over 49 shared years in Norway · Girls, Emilie rose about as far as Eva fell — from #383 and #10 in 1958 to #16 and #22 in 2025.
Emilie · Eva · 49 shared years, 1958–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Emilie vs Lena
Over 49 shared years in Norway · Girls, Emilie rose about as far as Lena fell — from #383 and #148 in 1958 to #16 and #294 in 2025.
Emilie · Lena · 49 shared years, 1958–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Ingrid vs Emilie
Ingrid and Emilie changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2025, ending at #15 and #16.
Ingrid · Emilie · 49 shared years, 1958–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Emilie | Esha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeh.mee.lee.eh/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Emilia, Emelie, Mille, Milly | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #16 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1197 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Emilie has a recorded origin (Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Esha does not have one recorded yet.
- Emilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Esha.
- A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Esha doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
- The available evidence gives Emilie a "high" Data Confidence level and Esha a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Emilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Esha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls