Esben vs Remi
Esben and Remicompared 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, Esben was ranked #3688 and Remi #180 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2001, Esben was ranked #539 and Remi #217 among boys in Norway.
Esben and Remi over time
Esben and Remi appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Remi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esben in 0.
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.
Esben reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Remi 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Esben and Remi were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1960 to 2001, ending at #539 and #217.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1960–2001
Esben held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Remi in 30.
Highest recorded here: Esben #251 in 1967, Remi #97 in 1987.
The order changed in 1968: Remi moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #251 and #255; by 1968 that had become #315 and #260.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Esben #539, Remi #217.
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 | Esben | Remi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The English form of Rémi, tracing back to the Late Roman name Remigius. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Late Roman (Remigius), reaching English through French Rémi |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Rémi, Rémy |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Remi has a recorded origin (Late Roman (Remigius), reaching English through French Rémi); Esben does not have one recorded yet.
- Esben and Remi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Remi; Esben doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Esben
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2001
Highest recorded position: #251 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1953–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Remi
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2020–2025
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls