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Emilie vs Trine

Emilie and Trinecompared 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 2015, Emilie was ranked #6 and Trine #569 among girls in Norway.

Emilie and Trine over time

Emilie and Trine appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Trine 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.

Trine 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1958–2015

    Emilie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Trine in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Emilie #1 in 1999, Trine #28 in 1982.

    The order changed in 1992: Emilie moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #50 and #49; by 1992 that had become #34 and #55.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Emilie #6, Trine #569.

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.

Other comparisons involving Trine

Pairs where Trine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Emilie, Trine
FieldEmilieTrine
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningThe German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).Not yet recorded
OriginLatin, via German/Scandinavian transmissionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈeh.mee.lee.eh/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesEmilia, Emelie, Mille, MillyNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #16 (2025)Norway · Girls #569 (2015)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Emilie has a recorded origin (Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Trine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Emilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Trine.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Trine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.
  • The available evidence gives Emilie a "high" Data Confidence level and Trine 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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1958–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1958–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Trine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #195 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2015

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2015).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2015

    Most recently recorded at #569 among girls in Norway, in 2015.

    Norway · Girls