Domhnall vs Edwin
Domhnall and Edwincompared 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 2024, Domhnall was ranked #430 and Edwin #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Domhnall and Edwin over time
Domhnall and Edwin appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Edwin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Domhnall 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.
Edwin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Domhnall 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Domhnall and Edwin changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1966 and 2024, ending at #430 and #785.
- Longest-running competitions
Domhnall and Edwin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 38 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #430 and #785.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys38 shared years, 1966–2024
Domhnall held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Edwin in 25.
Highest recorded here: Domhnall #185 in 1985, Edwin #154 in 1972.
The order changed in 2013: Domhnall moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #548 and #500; by 2013 that had become #479 and #605.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Domhnall #430, Edwin #785.
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 | Domhnall | Edwin |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Norway · Boys #166 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Domhnall and Edwin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Domhnall
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #185 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Edwin
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #420 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #412 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys