Emina vs Linnea
Emina and Linneacompared 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, Emina was ranked #433 and Linnea #31 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Emina was ranked #5927 and Linnea #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
Emina and Linnea over time
Emina and Linnea appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Linnea held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Emina 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.
Linnea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emina 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
Emina and Linnea changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #5927 and #3035.
- Longest-running competitions
Emina and Linnea were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #433 and #31.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Emina #3382 in 2005, Linnea #2084 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1978–2025
Emina held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Linnea in 34.
Highest recorded here: Emina #263 in 2012, Linnea #2 in 2008.
The order changed in 1985: Linnea moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #498 and #514; by 1985 that had become #655 and #426.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emina #433, Linnea #31.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2025
Emina held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Linnea in 12.
Highest recorded here: Emina #3382 in 2005, Linnea #2084 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emina #5927, Linnea #3035.
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 Linnea
Pairs where Linnea shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Thea vs Linnea
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Thea #1 in 2006, Linnea #2 in 2008.
Thea · Linnea · 46 shared years, 1978–2025 · Peaked in the same years
- Linnea vs Kristine
In Norway · Girls, Linnea moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2005 as Kristine fell out of it to #51, having been #39 the year before.
Linnea · Kristine · 46 shared years, 1978–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
- Linnea vs Marie
In Norway · Girls, Linnea moved into the top 50 at #30 in 2023 as Marie fell out of it to #51, having been #31 the year before.
Linnea · Marie · 46 shared years, 1978–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Emina | Linnea |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #433 (2025) | Norway · Girls #31 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Linnea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Emina
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #580 among girls in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Linnea
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls