Breeda vs Edwina
Breeda and Edwinacompared 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 1986, Breeda was ranked #422 and Edwina #185 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Breeda and Edwina over time
Breeda and Edwina appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Edwina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Breeda 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.
Breeda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edwina 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
Breeda and Edwina changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 1986, ending at #422 and #185.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1965–1986
Breeda held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Edwina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Breeda #252 in 1970, Edwina #162 in 1978.
The order changed in 1974: Edwina moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #254 and #271; by 1974 that had become #300 and #233.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Breeda #422, Edwina #185.
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 | Breeda | Edwina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #422 (1986) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Breeda has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Edwina.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Breeda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1986
Highest recorded position: #252 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #422 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Edwina
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2002
Highest recorded position: #162 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1965–2002).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls