Emine vs Therese
Emine and Theresecompared 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 Therese #487 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Emine was ranked #2927 and Therese #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Emine and Therese over time
Emine and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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 Therese changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #2927 and #4709.
- Longest-running competitions
Emine and Therese were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #202 and #487.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1959–2025
Emine held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Therese in 36.
Highest recorded here: Emine #132 in 2013, Therese #21 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emine #202, Therese #487.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2023
Emine held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Therese in 2.
Highest recorded here: Emine #1359 in 2001, Therese #2084 in 2005.
The order changed in 2012: Emine moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3549 and #3549; by 2012 that had become #2215 and #4838.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Emine #2927, Therese #4709.
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 | Therese |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #202 (2025) | Norway · Girls #487 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emine and Therese both have 3 syllables.
- 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 #202 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Therese
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls