Alfred vs Edvin
Alfred and Edvincompared 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 2025, Alfred was ranked #26 and Edvin #45 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Alfred was ranked #76 and Edvin #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2010, Alfred was ranked #400 and Edvin #720 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Alfred and Edvin over time
Alfred and Edvin appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edvin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Alfred and Edvin changed places 20 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #26 and #45.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 75 shared years in Norway · Boys, Alfred and Edvin averaged 47.3 places apart, ending at #26 and #45.
- Longest-running competitions
Alfred and Edvin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #26 and #45.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #18 in 2023, Edvin #45 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Edvin in 25.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Edvin #45 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Edvin #45.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2000–2023
Alfred held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Edvin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Edvin #2804 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #76, Edvin #4991.
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 | Alfred | Edvin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Norway · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred and Edvin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 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: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Edvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #162 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: #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys