Aaron vs Edvinas
Aaron and Edvinascompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Aaron was ranked #31 and Edvinas #547 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Aaron was ranked #135 and Edvinas #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Aaron and Edvinas over time
Aaron and Edvinas appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edvinas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Edvinas 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 · Boys14 shared years, 2006–2022
Aaron held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Edvinas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #44 in 2006, Edvinas #2613 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Aaron #135, Edvinas #4789.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2017
Aaron held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Edvinas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #11 in 2006, Edvinas #435 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Aaron #31, Edvinas #547.
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 | Aaron | Edvinas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Edvinas does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Edvinas.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Edvinas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Edvinas
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #3385 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2017
Highest recorded position: #435 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2006–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys