Emilie vs Rigmor
Emilie and Rigmorcompared 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 2009, Emilie was ranked #5 and Rigmor #615 among girls in Norway.
Emilie and Rigmor over time
Emilie and Rigmor appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rigmor 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.
Rigmor 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 · Girls9 shared years, 1958–2009
Emilie held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rigmor in 4.
Highest recorded here: Emilie #5 in 2009, Rigmor #76 in 1958.
The order changed in 1993: Emilie moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #596 and #575; by 1993 that had become #21 and #664.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Emilie #5, Rigmor #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 | Emilie | Rigmor |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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 #615 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Rigmor does not have one recorded yet.
- Emilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rigmor.
- A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Rigmor doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Emilie a "high" Data Confidence level and Rigmor 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 #16 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rigmor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #37 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2009
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2009).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #615 among girls in Norway, in 2009.
Norway · Girls