Emilie vs Vilde
Emilie and Vildecompared 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 2025, Emilie was ranked #16 and Vilde #32 among girls in Norway.
Emilie and Vilde over time
Emilie and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilde in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Vilde 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Emilie and Vilde changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1977 and 2025, ending at #16 and #32.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 48 shared years in Norway · Girls, Emilie and Vilde averaged 31.5 places apart, ending at #16 and #32.
- Longest-running competitions
Emilie and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1977 to 2025, ending at #16 and #32.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Emilie #1 in 1999, Vilde #8 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1977–2025
Emilie held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Vilde in 6.
Highest recorded here: Emilie #1 in 1999, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emilie #16, Vilde #32.
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 | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #32 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Vilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Emilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Vilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Emilie a "high" Data Confidence level and Vilde 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
Vilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls