Andreas vs Edward
Andreas and Edwardcompared 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, Andreas was ranked #552 and Edward #31 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #96 and Edward #189 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and Edward #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andreas and Edward over time
Andreas and Edward appear together in 3 published lists, across 120 years of shared records. Edward held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andreas in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andreas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Edward in 1. 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
Andreas and Edward were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 73 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #96 and #189.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #222 in 1968, Edward #17 in 1966.
List by list
Norway · Boys73 shared years, 1950–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 73 of those years, Edward in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Edward #168 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #96, Edward #189.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Edward in 29.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Edward #23 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Edward #31.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1966–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Edward in 18.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #222 in 1968, Edward #17 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, Edward #125.
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 | Andreas | Edward |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #75 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas and Edward both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Edward
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #324 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys