Derek vs Edmond
Derek and Edmondcompared 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 · Boys
In 2022, Derek was ranked #509 and Edmond #657 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Derek was ranked #1108 and Edmond #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Derek and Edmond over time
Derek and Edmond appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Derek held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edmond in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Derek and Edmond were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 49 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #509 and #657.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys49 shared years, 1964–2022
Derek held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Edmond in 0.
Highest recorded here: Derek #22 in 1972, Edmond #77 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Derek #509, Edmond #657.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1997–2024
Derek held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Edmond in 0.
Highest recorded here: Derek #544 in 1998, Edmond #1467 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Derek #1108, Edmond #3688.
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 | Derek | Edmond |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Derek and Edmond both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Derek
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #89 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Edmond
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #80 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys