Emilie vs Margunn
Emilie and Margunncompared 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 · Girls
In 1985, Emilie was ranked #243 and Margunn #532 among girls in Norway.
Emilie and Margunn over time
Emilie and Margunn appear together in 1 published list, across 8 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.
Margunn 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1958–1985
Emilie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Margunn in 4.
Highest recorded here: Emilie #243 in 1985, Margunn #158 in 1958.
The order changed in 1985: Emilie moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #596 and #564; by 1985 that had become #243 and #532.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Emilie #243, Margunn #532.
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 | Margunn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #16 (2025) | Norway · Girls #532 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Emilie has a recorded origin (Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Margunn does not have one recorded yet.
- Emilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Margunn.
- A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Margunn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Emilie a "high" Data Confidence level and Margunn 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
Margunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #260 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1985
Highest recorded position: #150 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #532 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls