Emily vs Vida
Emily and Vidacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Emily was ranked #34 and Vida #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Emily was ranked #71 and Vida #388 among girls in Norway.
Emily and Vida over time
Emily and Vida appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Emily held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vida in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emily reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vida 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Emily and Vida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #71 and #388.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Emily #47 in 2014, Vida #196 in 2014.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1980–2025
Emily held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Vida in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emily #47 in 2014, Vida #196 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emily #71, Vida #388.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2024
Emily held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Vida in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 2004, Vida #1703 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emily #34, Vida #2771.
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 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025) | Norway · Girls #388 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Emily has a recorded origin (Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia); Vida does not have one recorded yet.
- Emily has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vida.
- A meaning is recorded for Emily; Vida doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Emily a "high" Data Confidence level and Vida 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
Vida
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #496 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls