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Emily vs Paige

Emily and Paigecompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Emily was ranked #5 and Paige #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Emily was ranked #6 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2016, Emily was ranked #7 and Paige #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Emily was ranked #7 and Paige #164 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2021, Emily was ranked #15 and Paige #89 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Emily was ranked #44 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.

Emily and Paige over time

Emily and Paige appear together in 5 published lists, across 149 years of shared records. Emily held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Paige in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Emily reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Paige in 2. 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Emily and Paige averaged 58.6 places apart, ending at #7 and #93.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Emily and Paige were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #44 and #580.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 2013, Paige #53 in 2015.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025

    Emily held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 2011, Paige #85 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emily #6, Paige #173.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Emily held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 2003, Paige #28 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emily #44, Paige #580.

  • New Zealand · Girls30 shared years, 1991–2021

    Emily held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #2 in 2013, Paige #11 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Emily #15, Paige #89.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Emily held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 2013, Paige #53 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Emily #5, Paige #407.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1990–2016

    Emily held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 1998, Paige #29 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Emily #7, Paige #93.

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 Emily

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

Other comparisons involving Paige

Pairs where Paige 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 — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

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

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Emily, Paige
FieldEmilyPaige
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningRival, striving, eager (traditional interpretation of the Latin root).Not yet recorded
OriginLatin, from the Roman family name AemiliaNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛməli/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesEm, Emmy, Emilie, Amelia, AemiliaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Emily has a recorded origin (Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia); Paige does not have one recorded yet.
  • Emily has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Paige.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emily; Paige doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Emily a "high" Data Confidence level and Paige a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Emily

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #44 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls