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Emir

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What official birth registration shows about Emir: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #517 to #2901.200020052010201520202025#517#2901
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
1997#2337
1998#2901
1999#2425
2000#2501
2001#1202
2002#1519
2003#1188
2004#1410
2005#1534
2006#1280
2007#1440
2008#1156
2009#1494
2010#1109
2011#681
2012#654
2013#692
2014#754
2015#779
2016#580
2017#650
2018#636
2019#582
2020#568
2021#688
2022#665
2023#536
2024#529
2025#517

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 40 of the 68 years from 1958 to 2025.

In 2025: #342 among boys in Norway, #517 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1958–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #457 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1958–2025

    Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1958–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #224 in Norway in 2024.

Emir's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51775HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#52973HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#53672HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#66552HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#68851HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#56864HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#58264HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#63656HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#65054HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#58063HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#77941HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#75442HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#69247HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#65452HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#68147HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#110924HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#149415HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#115621HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#144015HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#128016HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#153412HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#141012HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#118814HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#34210HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#22420HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#29913HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3797HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#23617HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#26813HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#29414HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#26017HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#24220HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#23422HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#34611HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#28516HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#29415HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#28416HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#26318HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#36510HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#33912HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5145HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4955HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4566HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4386HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4008HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4336HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4367HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5624HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4108HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5914HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4886HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5077HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5665HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5765HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5376HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5785HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4927HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6024HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5384HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4574HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#5475HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#5333HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#4694HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#3437HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#5083HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4713HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4663HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Emir is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Emir, between 1958 and 2025, in 52 of those 68 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1975England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419582025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1958–202540#224 in 2024
Republic of Ireland1971–202518#343 in 1975
England and Wales1996–202530#517 in 2025
Scotland20241#535 in 2024

Its high point came 50 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1975) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1958; it appears again in 1968.

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What is known about Emir

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1958–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #224 in Norway in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.