Edel vs Eirill
Edel and Eirillcompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Edel was ranked #250 and Eirill #455 among girls in Norway.
Edel and Eirill over time
Edel and Eirill appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Edel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eirill in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eirill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edel 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
Edel and Eirill changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1977 and 2024, ending at #250 and #455.
- Longest-running competitions
Edel and Eirill were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1977 to 2024, ending at #250 and #455.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1977–2024
Edel held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Eirill in 4.
Highest recorded here: Edel #250 in 2024, Eirill #332 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edel #250, Eirill #455.
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 | Edel | Eirill |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) | Norway · Girls #455 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edel and Eirill both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Eirill
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #599 among girls in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2024
Highest recorded position: #332 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1977–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #455 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls