Emma vs Mina
Emma and Minacompared 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, Emma was ranked #1 and Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Emma was ranked #17 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Emma was ranked #53 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Emma was ranked #69 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Emma and Mina over time
Emma and Mina appear together in 3 published lists, across 106 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Mina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Emma and Mina changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #1 and #65.
- Longest-running competitions
Emma and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #1 and #65.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Emma #2 in 2015, Mina #585 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1945–2025
Emma held the stronger position in 60 of those years, Mina in 6.
Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #1, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Emma held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #13 in 1997, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emma #69, Mina #493.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Emma held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #2 in 2015, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emma #17, Mina #898.
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 | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Mina does not have one recorded yet.
- Emma and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emma; Mina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls