Emma vs Justyna
Emma and Justynacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Emma was ranked #3 and Justyna #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1998, Emma was ranked #9 and Justyna #613 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Emma was ranked #53 and Justyna #3609 among girls in England and Wales.
Emma and Justyna over time
Emma and Justyna appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Justyna 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
Emma and Justyna changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 1998, ending at #9 and #613.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1970–1998
Emma held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Justyna in 6.
Highest recorded here: Emma #9 in 1998, Justyna #126 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Emma #9, Justyna #613.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2005–2016
Emma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Justyna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #23 in 2005, Justyna #2392 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Emma #53, Justyna #3609.
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 | Emma | Justyna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A 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 |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛm.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #1 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3609 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Justyna does not have one recorded yet.
- Emma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Justyna.
- A meaning is recorded for Emma; Justyna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Emma
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1969–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1969–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Justyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #599 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1998
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1970–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #3609 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls