Emily vs Regine
Emily and Reginecompared 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, Emily was ranked #71 and Regine #523 among girls in Norway.
Emily and Regine over time
Emily and Regine appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Emily held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Regine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Regine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emily 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
Emily and Regine changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2025, ending at #71 and #523.
- Longest-running competitions
Emily and Regine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 47 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #71 and #523.
List by list
Norway · Girls47 shared years, 1969–2025
Emily held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Regine in 7.
Highest recorded here: Emily #47 in 2014, Regine #125 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emily #71, Regine #523.
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 | Emily | Regine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Rival, striving, eager (traditional interpretation of the Latin root). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛməli/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Em, Emmy, Emilie, Amelia, Aemilia | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025) | Norway · Girls #523 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Emily has a recorded origin (Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia); Regine does not have one recorded yet.
- Emily and Regine both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emily; Regine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Emily a "high" Data Confidence level and Regine 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
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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #61 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Regine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #405 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls