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Emma vs Jodie

Emma and Jodiecompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1988, Emma was ranked #3 and Jodie #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1982, Emma was ranked #3 and Jodie #87 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Emma was ranked #28 and Jodie #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Emma was ranked #53 and Jodie #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Emma was ranked #55 and Jodie #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Emma was ranked #85 and Jodie #3035 among girls in England and Wales.

Emma and Jodie over time

Emma and Jodie appear together in 4 published lists, across 116 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jodie 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.

Jodie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Emma in 1. 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 1975, Emma moved ahead of Jodie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #42 and #23 the year before became #22 and #23.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Emma and Jodie averaged 37.9 places apart, ending at #3 and #84.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Emma and Jodie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #85 and #3035.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Emma #13 in 1997, Jodie #43 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1982–2025

    Emma held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Jodie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Jodie #61 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #28, Jodie #352.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Emma held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Jodie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #13 in 1997, Jodie #43 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #85, Jodie #3035.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2021

    Emma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jodie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Jodie #32 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Emma #55, Jodie #446.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1969–1988

    Emma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Jodie in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #3 in 1988, Jodie #14 in 1972.

    The order changed in 1975: Emma moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #42 and #23; by 1975 that had become #22 and #23.

    Most recent shared year, 1988: Emma #3, Jodie #84.

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 Emma

Pairs where Emma shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jodie

Pairs where Jodie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Emma, Jodie
FieldEmmaJodie
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA shortened form of Germanic names beginning with the element 'irmin' ('whole, great'), from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, wife of King Ethelred II and later King Canute; further popularised by Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma.Not yet recorded
OriginGermanicNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛm.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #1 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Jodie does not have one recorded yet.
  • Emma and Jodie both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emma; Jodie doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Emma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1969–2023

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1969–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #85 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jodie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–1988

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1965–1988).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls