Ann vs Edel

Ann and Edelcompared 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 · Girls
In 2017, Ann was ranked #289 and Edel #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2023, Ann was ranked #404 and Edel #290 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Ann was ranked #439 and Edel #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Ann was ranked #1299 and Edel #5691 among girls in England and Wales.

Ann and Edel over time

Ann and Edel appear together in 2 published lists, across 127 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edel in 0.

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
Ann and Edel changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #404 and #290.
Closest over the longest run
Across 54 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ann and Edel averaged 56.0 places apart, ending at #289 and #873.
Longest-running competitions
Ann and Edel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 73 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #404 and #290.

List by list

Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1945–2023
Ann held the stronger position in 64 of those years, Edel in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Edel #81 in 1949.
The order changed in 2019: Edel moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #448 and #451; by 2019 that had become #435 and #390.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ann #404, Edel #290.
Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2017
Ann held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Edel in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Edel #31 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ann #289, Edel #873.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ann

Pairs where Ann shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ann vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #4 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2018 they were #319 and #896.
Ann · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Ann vs Geraldine
In 1964 they stood at #4 and #9 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2021 they were #363 and #883.
Ann · Geraldine · 51 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Ann vs Deirdre
In 1964 they stood at #4 and #14 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2019 they were #362 and #871.
Ann · Deirdre · 51 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Ann vs Elizabeth
In 1964 they stood at #4 and #6 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #443 and #76.
Ann · Elizabeth · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ann, Edel
Field	Ann	Edel
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation		Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)	Norway · Girls #262 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Edel.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Ann

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Edel

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls