Edel vs Runa
Edel and Runacompared 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 2025, Edel was ranked #262 and Runa #226 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Edel was ranked #5691 and Runa #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Edel and Runa over time
Edel and Runa appear together in 1 published list, across 78 years of shared records. Runa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edel 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.
Edel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Runa 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 Runa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #262 and #226.
List by list
Norway · Girls78 shared years, 1945–2025
Edel held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Runa in 48.
Highest recorded here: Edel #81 in 1949, Runa #165 in 1962.
The order changed in 1979: Runa moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #419 and #643; by 1979 that had become #467 and #452.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edel #262, Runa #226.
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 | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) | Norway · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edel and Runa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls