Emir vs Ilyas
Emir and Ilyascompared 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 2025, Emir was ranked #342 and Ilyas #194 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emir was ranked #529 and Ilyas #201 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Emir was ranked #535 and Ilyas #727 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Emir was ranked #829 and Ilyas #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Emir and Ilyas over time
Emir and Ilyas appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
Emir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ilyas 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Ilyas moved ahead of Emir in Norway · Boys — #224 and #225 the year before became #342 and #194.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Emir and Ilyas changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #342 and #194.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Emir #529 in 2024, Ilyas #201 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Emir held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ilyas in 29.
Highest recorded here: Emir #529 in 2024, Ilyas #201 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emir #529, Ilyas #201.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1988–2025
Emir held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ilyas in 13.
Highest recorded here: Emir #224 in 2024, Ilyas #194 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Ilyas moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #224 and #225; by 2025 that had become #342 and #194.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emir #342, Ilyas #194.
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 | Ilyas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #342 (2025) | Norway · Boys #194 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emir and Ilyas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, 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
Ilyas
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #194 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #194 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys