Arna vs Edna
Arna and Ednacompared 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 · Girls
In 1966, Arna was ranked #505 and Edna #510 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arna was ranked #4192 and Edna #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Arna and Edna over time
Arna and Edna appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Edna 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.
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
Arna and Edna changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2013 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #3015.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Arna #1352 in 2020, Edna #1948 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls16 shared years, 1945–1966
Arna held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Edna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arna #154 in 1945, Edna #224 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1966: Arna #505, Edna #510.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024
Arna held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Edna in 5.
Highest recorded here: Arna #1352 in 2020, Edna #1948 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arna #4192, Edna #3015.
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 | Arna | Edna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 · Girls #4192 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arna and Edna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Edna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #298 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls