Namewise

Emmanuel vs Zohan

Emmanuel and Zohancompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Emmanuel was ranked #242 and Zohan #369 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Emmanuel was ranked #286 and Zohan #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Emmanuel was ranked #727 and Zohan #478 among boys in Scotland.

Emmanuel and Zohan over time

Emmanuel and Zohan appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Emmanuel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Zohan in 0.

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

Emmanuel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Zohan 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 20142024

    Emmanuel held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Zohan in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emmanuel #239 in 2015, Zohan #362 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Emmanuel #242, Zohan #369.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Emmanuel, Zohan
FieldEmmanuelZohan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emmanuel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Zohan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Emmanuel

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #504 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #349 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Zohan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2014

    First recorded at #3895 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2014–2024

    Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 2014–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys