Emre vs Zakaria
Emre and Zakariacompared 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 Zakaria #392 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Emre was ranked #896 and Zakaria #522 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Emre was ranked #741 and Zakaria #556 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Emre and Zakaria over time
Emre and Zakaria appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 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.
Zakaria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Emre 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 Zakaria changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1988 and 2025, ending at #373 and #392.
- Longest-running competitions
Emre and Zakaria were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #896 and #522.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1988–2025
Emre held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Zakaria in 10.
Highest recorded here: Emre #209 in 2022, Zakaria #271 in 2005.
The order changed in 2021: Emre moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #341 and #295; by 2021 that had become #269 and #387.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emre #373, Zakaria #392.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Emre held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Zakaria in 29.
Highest recorded here: Emre #445 in 2005, Zakaria #365 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emre #896, Zakaria #522.
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 | Zakaria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #373 (2025) | Norway · Boys #392 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emre has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Zakaria.
- 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 #896 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Zakaria
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #634 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1976–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #522 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys