Dawit vs Edvin
Dawit 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 2008, Dawit was ranked #543 and Edvin #177 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Dawit was ranked #2813 and Edvin #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Dawit and Edvin over time
Dawit and Edvin appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Edvin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dawit 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
Dawit and Edvin changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1968 and 2008, ending at #543 and #177.
- Longest-running competitions
Dawit and Edvin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1968 to 2008, ending at #543 and #177.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1968–2008
Dawit held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Edvin in 22.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #348 in 1989, Edvin #177 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Dawit #543, Edvin #177.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2000–2023
Dawit held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Edvin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Dawit #2813 in 2023, Edvin #2804 in 2016.
The order changed in 2023: Dawit moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #4001 and #3449; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Dawit #2813, 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 | Dawit | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Norway · Boys #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dawit and Edvin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Dawit
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #536 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2008
Highest recorded position: #348 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1968–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 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