Davina vs Edele
Davina and Edelecompared 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 2000, Davina was ranked #384 and Edele #3912 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1985, Davina was ranked #386 and Edele #456 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Davina and Edele over time
Davina and Edele appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Davina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edele 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Davina #254 in 1977, Edele #248 in 1977.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1967–1985
Davina held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Edele in 2.
Highest recorded here: Davina #254 in 1977, Edele #248 in 1977.
The order changed in 1979: Davina moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #254 and #248; by 1979 that had become #273 and #420.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Davina #386, Edele #456.
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 | Davina | Edele |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3912 (2000) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Davina and Edele both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Davina
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Edele
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1985
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000.
England and Wales · Girls