Edel vs Rosaleen
Edel and Rosaleencompared 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 2017, Edel was ranked #873 and Rosaleen #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Edel was ranked #5691 and Rosaleen #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Edel and Rosaleen over time
Edel and Rosaleen appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Edel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rosaleen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rosaleen 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 Rosaleen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #873 and #651.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #83 and #80 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2017 they were #873 and #651.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1964–2017
Edel held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Rosaleen in 2.
Highest recorded here: Edel #31 in 1986, Rosaleen #80 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Edel #873, Rosaleen #651.
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 | Rosaleen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Rosaleen.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Rosaleen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #80 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls