Emine vs Madeleine
Emine and Madeleinecompared 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, Emine was ranked #202 and Madeleine #327 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Emine was ranked #4201 and Madeleine #259 among girls in England and Wales.
Emine and Madeleine over time
Emine and Madeleine appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Madeleine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Emine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Emine and Madeleine changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #202 and #327.
- Longest-running competitions
Emine and Madeleine were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #4201 and #259.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1966–2025
Emine held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Madeleine in 31.
Highest recorded here: Emine #132 in 2013, Madeleine #79 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emine #202, Madeleine #327.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Emine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madeleine in 30.
Highest recorded here: Emine #1359 in 2001, Madeleine #64 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emine #4201, Madeleine #259.
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 | Emine | Madeleine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #202 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #259 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emine has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Madeleine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Emine
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #412 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Madeleine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1990–2018
Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1990–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #259 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls