Carl vs Edgar
Carl and Edgarcompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Carl was ranked #192 and Edgar #340 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Carl was ranked #372 and Edgar #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Carl was ranked #2263 and Edgar #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Carl and Edgar over time
Carl and Edgar appear together in 3 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Carl held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Edgar 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
Carl and Edgar changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #192 and #340.
- Longest-running competitions
Carl and Edgar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 72 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #192 and #340.
List by list
Norway · Boys72 shared years, 1945–2025
Carl held the stronger position in 70 of those years, Edgar in 2.
Highest recorded here: Carl #83 in 1990, Edgar #122 in 1951.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carl #192, Edgar #340.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carl held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Edgar in 9.
Highest recorded here: Carl #116 in 1996, Edgar #690 in 2018.
The order changed in 2016: Edgar moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #646 and #702; by 2016 that had become #946 and #726.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carl #2263, Edgar #898.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1967–2016
Carl held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Edgar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carl #112 in 1972, Edgar #254 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Carl #372, Edgar #713.
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 | Carl | Edgar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #192 (2025) | Norway · Boys #340 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carl has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Edgar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Carl
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #133 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–1992
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1981 (recorded 1959–1992).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #192 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Edgar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #142 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: #122 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys