Emre vs Louis
Emre and Louiscompared 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, Emre was ranked #1132 and Louis #47 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Emre was ranked #741 and Louis #81 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Emre was ranked #373 and Louis #295 among boys in Norway.
Emre and Louis over time
Emre and Louis appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Louis moved ahead of Emre in Norway · Boys — #209 and #212 the year before became #300 and #185.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Emre and Louis changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1994 and 2025, ending at #373 and #295.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Emre #445 in 2005, Louis #38 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Emre held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Louis in 29.
Highest recorded here: Emre #445 in 2005, Louis #38 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emre #1132, Louis #47.
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1994–2025
Emre held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Louis in 10.
Highest recorded here: Emre #209 in 2022, Louis #185 in 2023.
The order changed in 2023: Louis moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #209 and #212; by 2023 that had become #300 and #185.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emre #373, Louis #295.
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 | Louis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #373 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #55 (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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Louis.
- 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
Louis
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #334 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys