Dervla vs Edel
Dervla and Edelcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Dervla was ranked #238 and Edel #372 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Dervla was ranked #651 and Edel #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Dervla was ranked #2416 and Edel #3912 among girls in England and Wales.
Dervla and Edel over time
Dervla and Edel appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Edel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dervla 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.
Edel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dervla in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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
Dervla and Edel were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1966 to 2017, ending at #651 and #873.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1966–2017
Dervla held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Edel in 47.
Highest recorded here: Dervla #235 in 1996, Edel #31 in 1986.
The order changed in 2017: Dervla moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #868 and #585; by 2017 that had become #651 and #873.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Dervla #651, Edel #873.
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 | Dervla | Edel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #651 (2017) | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dervla and Edel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dervla
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Edel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls