Emmy vs Josefine
Emmy and Josefinecompared 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, Emmy was ranked #250 and Josefine #24 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Emmy was ranked #467 and Josefine #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Emmy and Josefine over time
Emmy and Josefine appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Emmy and Josefine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #250 and #24.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1987–2025
Emmy held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Josefine in 33.
Highest recorded here: Emmy #210 in 2022, Josefine #24 in 2025.
The order changed in 1991: Josefine moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #602 and #613; by 1991 that had become #644 and #277.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emmy #250, Josefine #24.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1998–2023
Emmy held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Josefine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emmy #449 in 2022, Josefine #3225 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Emmy #467, Josefine #5687.
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 Josefine
Pairs where Josefine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Emily vs Josefine
Emily and Josefine changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1982 and 2025, ending at #71 and #24.
Emily · Josefine · 44 shared years, 1982–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Amanda vs Josefine
In Norway · Girls, Josefine moved into the top 50 at #26 in 2024 as Amanda fell out of it to #52, having been #35 the year before.
Amanda · Josefine · 44 shared years, 1982–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Emmy | Josefine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #250 (2025) | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emmy has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Josefine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Emmy
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #347 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #210 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #396 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls