Emrys vs Johnny
Emrys and Johnnycompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Emrys was ranked #727 and Johnny #432 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emrys was ranked #490 and Johnny #494 among boys in England and Wales.
Emrys and Johnny over time
Emrys and Johnny appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Johnny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emrys in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Johnny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emrys 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Emrys held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Johnny in 25.
Highest recorded here: Emrys #490 in 2024, Johnny #324 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emrys #490, Johnny #494.
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 | Emrys | Johnny |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #490 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #252 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emrys and Johnny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Emrys
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #490 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #490 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Johnny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #90 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #44 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys