Asta vs Edith
Asta and Edithcompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Asta was ranked #2771 and Edith #127 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Asta was ranked #220 and Edith #305 among girls in Norway.
Asta and Edith over time
Asta and Edith appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Edith held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Asta 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
Asta and Edith changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #220 and #305.
- Longest-running competitions
Asta and Edith were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #220 and #305.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1945–2025
Asta held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Edith in 37.
Highest recorded here: Asta #217 in 2023, Edith #93 in 1945.
The order changed in 2021: Asta moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #318 and #219; by 2021 that had become #238 and #239.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Asta #220, Edith #305.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2009–2024
Asta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Edith in 11.
Highest recorded here: Asta #2706 in 2017, Edith #83 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Asta #2771, Edith #127.
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 | Asta | Edith |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #220 (2025) | Norway · Girls #305 (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
- Asta and Edith both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Asta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #218 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #217 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #220 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Edith
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #93 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #305 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls