Abdi vs Edgar
Abdi and Edgarcompared 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 2015, Abdi was ranked #395 and Edgar #404 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Abdi was ranked #4001 and Edgar #862 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdi and Edgar over time
Abdi and Edgar appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Abdi and Edgar changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2022, ending at #4001 and #862.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdi and Edgar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1954 to 2015, ending at #395 and #404.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1954–2015
Abdi held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Edgar in 17.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #247 in 1966, Edgar #165 in 1955.
The order changed in 2013: Abdi moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #461 and #361; by 2013 that had become #479 and #529.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Abdi #395, Edgar #404.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 1996–2022
Abdi held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Edgar in 16.
Highest recorded here: Abdi #722 in 2002, Edgar #695 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abdi #4001, Edgar #862.
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 | Abdi | Edgar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) | Norway · Boys #340 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abdi and Edgar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Abdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #402 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2015
Highest recorded position: #247 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1954–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys
Edgar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #142 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys