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Emma vs Taylor

Emma and Taylorcompared 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 2010, Emma was ranked #16 and Taylor #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2016, Emma was ranked #26 and Taylor #83 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Emma was ranked #28 and Taylor #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Emma was ranked #53 and Taylor #384 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Emma was ranked #84 and Taylor #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Emma was ranked #85 and Taylor #1512 among girls in England and Wales.

Emma and Taylor over time

Emma and Taylor appear together in 5 published lists, across 125 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Taylor 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, Taylor in 2. 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 21 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Emma and Taylor averaged 54.6 places apart, ending at #26 and #83.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Emma and Taylor were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #85 and #1512.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Emma #13 in 1997, Taylor #103 in 1998.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1993–2025

    Emma held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Taylor #89 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #28, Taylor #443.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Emma #13 in 1997, Taylor #103 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emma #85, Taylor #1512.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2024

    Emma held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Taylor #74 in 2001.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Emma #84, Taylor #227.

  • New Zealand · Girls21 shared years, 1994–2016

    Emma held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Taylor #29 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Emma #26, Taylor #83.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 1992–2010

    Emma held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emma #4 in 1995, Taylor #19 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Emma #16, Taylor #85.

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 Taylor

Pairs where Taylor 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, Taylor
FieldEmmaTaylor
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
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 #443 (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); Taylor does not have one recorded yet.
  • Emma and Taylor both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emma; Taylor 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

Taylor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1992–2010

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls