Emir vs Geir
Emir and Geircompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Emir was ranked #224 and Geir #482 among boys in Norway.
Emir and Geir over time
Emir and Geir appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Geir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emir 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.
Geir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emir 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
Emir and Geir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1958 to 2024, ending at #224 and #482.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1958–2024
Emir held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Geir in 22.
Highest recorded here: Emir #224 in 2024, Geir #3 in 1968.
The order changed in 2011: Emir moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #504 and #470; by 2011 that had become #263 and #430.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emir #224, Geir #482.
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 | Emir | Geir |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #342 (2025) | Norway · Boys #482 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emir has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Geir.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Emir
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #457 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #342 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Geir
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #59 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys