Emma vs Paige
Emma and Paigecompared 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 2016, Emma was ranked #27 and Paige #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Emma was ranked #28 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2021, Emma was ranked #43 and Paige #89 among girls in New Zealand.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Emma was ranked #53 and Paige #164 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Emma was ranked #84 and Paige #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Emma was ranked #85 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.
Emma and Paige over time
Emma and Paige appear together in 5 published lists, across 149 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Paige in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Emma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Paige 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Emma and Paige averaged 50.2 places apart, ending at #27 and #93.
- Longest-running competitions
Emma and Paige were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #85 and #580.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Emma #13 in 1997, Paige #28 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025
Emma held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Paige in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Paige #85 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #28, Paige #173.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Emma held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #13 in 1997, Paige #28 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #85, Paige #580.
New Zealand · Girls30 shared years, 1991–2021
Emma held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Paige #11 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Emma #43, Paige #89.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Emma held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Paige in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Paige #53 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emma #84, Paige #407.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1990–2016
Emma held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Paige in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #3 in 1990, Paige #29 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Emma #27, Paige #93.
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 | Paige |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #1 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Paige does not have one recorded yet.
- Emma and Paige both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Emma; Paige 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
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 #85 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Paige
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2021
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls