Eddie vs Richard

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 · Boys

  In 2022, Eddie was ranked #192 and Richard #311 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Eddie was ranked #222 and Richard #398 among boys in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Eddie was ranked #286 and Richard #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Eddie was ranked #352 and Richard #619 among boys in Scotland.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2023, Eddie was ranked #507 and Richard #481 among boys in Norway.

Eddie and Richard over time

Eddie and Richard appear together in 4 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Richard held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Eddie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Richard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Eddie in 1. 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 · Boys30 shared years, 1982–2025

  Eddie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Richard in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Eddie #240 in 2024, Richard #28 in 1989.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Eddie #286, Richard #232.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Eddie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Richard in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Eddie #187 in 2022, Richard #62 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2015: Eddie moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #316 and #267; by 2015 that had become #245 and #256.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Eddie #222, Richard #398.

• Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1945–2023

  Eddie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Richard in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Eddie #285 in 1957, Richard #82 in 1973.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Eddie #507, Richard #481.

• Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2002–2022

  Eddie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Richard in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Eddie #192 in 2022, Richard #109 in 2002.

  The order changed in 2020: Eddie moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #365 and #365; by 2020 that had become #193 and #304.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Eddie #192, Richard #311.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here