Emre vs Ilyas
Emre and Ilyascompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Emre was ranked #373 and Ilyas #194 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emre was ranked #1132 and Ilyas #201 among boys in England and Wales.
Emre and Ilyas over time
Emre and Ilyas appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
Emre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ilyas 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Emre and Ilyas changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1132 and #201.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Emre held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ilyas in 21.
Highest recorded here: Emre #445 in 2005, Ilyas #201 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Ilyas moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #445 and #535; by 2006 that had become #631 and #560.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emre #1132, Ilyas #201.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1988–2025
Emre held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Ilyas in 6.
Highest recorded here: Emre #209 in 2022, Ilyas #194 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emre #373, Ilyas #194.
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
| Field | Emre | Ilyas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #373 (2025) | Norway · Boys #194 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emre and Ilyas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Emre
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #628 among boys in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #373 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ilyas
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #194 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #194 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys