Constantin vs Edvin
Constantin and Edvincompared 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 2020, Constantin was ranked #422 and Edvin #59 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Constantin was ranked #1799 and Edvin #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Constantin and Edvin over time
Constantin and Edvin appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Constantin and Edvin changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1961 and 2020, ending at #422 and #59.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1961–2020
Constantin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Edvin in 18.
Highest recorded here: Constantin #353 in 1968, Edvin #59 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Constantin #422, Edvin #59.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2000–2023
Constantin held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Edvin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Constantin #1184 in 2021, Edvin #2804 in 2016.
The order changed in 2014: Constantin moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #3315 and #3315; by 2014 that had become #1935 and #2964.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Constantin #1799, Edvin #4991.
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 | Constantin | Edvin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) | Norway · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Constantin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Edvin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Constantin
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #464 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–2020
Highest recorded position: #353 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1961–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Edvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #162 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: #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys