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Emmy vs Maud

Emmy and Maudcompared 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 Maud #161 among girls in Norway.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Emmy was ranked #351 and Maud #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Emmy was ranked #404 and Maud #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Emmy was ranked #516 and Maud #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Emmy and Maud over time

Emmy and Maud appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Emmy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maud in 1.

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.

Maud reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Emmy 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls33 shared years, 19462025

    Emmy held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Maud in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Emmy #210 in 2022, Maud #161 in 2025.

    The order changed in 2024: Maud moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #247 and #285; by 2024 that had become #278 and #217.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Emmy #250, Maud #161.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Emmy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Maud in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emmy #393 in 2014, Maud #1843 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Emmy #516, Maud #2574.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 20102023

    Emmy held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Maud in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Emmy #255 in 2020, Maud #621 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Emmy #404, Maud #625.

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 Emmy, Maud
FieldEmmyMaud
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #250 (2025)Norway · Girls #161 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emmy has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maud.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Emmy

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #210 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #250 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Maud

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #288 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls