Edel vs Noeleen
Edel and Noeleencompared 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 · Girls
In 1996, Edel was ranked #90 and Noeleen #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Edel and Noeleen over time
Edel and Noeleen appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Edel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Noeleen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Noeleen 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Edel and Noeleen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 1996, ending at #90 and #393.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–1996
Edel held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Noeleen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Edel #31 in 1986, Noeleen #93 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Edel #90, Noeleen #393.
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 | Noeleen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #393 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edel and Noeleen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
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
Noeleen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #104 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996.
Republic of Ireland · Girls