Don vs Edmund
Don and Edmundcompared 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 2010, Don was ranked #611 and Edmund #720 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Don was ranked #2443 and Edmund #857 among boys in England and Wales.
Don and Edmund over time
Don and Edmund appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Edmund held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Don 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.
Edmund reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Don 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1965–2010
Don held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Edmund in 26.
Highest recorded here: Don #187 in 1979, Edmund #103 in 1965.
The order changed in 2010: Don moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #701 and #604; by 2010 that had become #611 and #720.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Don #611, Edmund #720.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Don held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Edmund in 28.
Highest recorded here: Don #1299 in 2005, Edmund #358 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Don #2443, Edmund #857.
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 | Don | Edmund |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) | Norway · Boys #242 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Don has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Edmund.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Don
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2019
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1965–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Edmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #175 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #242 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys