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Emma vs Shauna

Emma and Shaunacompared 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 2025, Emma was ranked #28 and Shauna #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Emma was ranked #34 and Shauna #424 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Emma was ranked #85 and Shauna #5927 among girls in England and Wales.

Emma and Shauna over time

Emma and Shauna appear together in 3 published lists, across 112 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Shauna in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Shauna 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 60 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Emma rose about as far as Shauna fell — from #226 and #380 in 1966 to #28 and #885 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Emma and Shauna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #28 and #885.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls60 shared years, 1966–2025

    Emma held the stronger position in 60 of those years, Shauna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Shauna #6 in 1993.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #28, Shauna #885.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025

    Emma held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Shauna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #13 in 1997, Shauna #115 in 2000.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #85, Shauna #5927.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2019

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

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Shauna #46 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Emma #34, Shauna #424.

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 Shauna

Pairs where Shauna 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 — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of 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.

Republic of 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, Shauna
FieldEmmaShauna
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, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #1 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

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

Shauna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls