Edel vs Sharon
Edel and Sharoncompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Edel was ranked #439 and Sharon #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2001, Edel was ranked #485 and Sharon #512 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Edel was ranked #873 and Sharon #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Edel was ranked #5691 and Sharon #1177 among girls in England and Wales.
Edel and Sharon over time
Edel and Sharon appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sharon 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 Sharon changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2001, ending at #485 and #512.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 52 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Edel and Sharon averaged 45.5 places apart, ending at #873 and #873.
- Longest-running competitions
Edel and Sharon were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 52 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #873 and #873.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Edel #138 in 1961, Sharon #413 in 1961.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1964–2017
Edel held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sharon in 37.
Highest recorded here: Edel #31 in 1986, Sharon #5 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Edel #873, Sharon #873.
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1961–2001
Edel held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Sharon in 3.
Highest recorded here: Edel #138 in 1961, Sharon #413 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Edel #485, Sharon #512.
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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From a Hebrew place name — a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel, also referenced in the biblical 'rose of Sharon' flowering plant. Used as a feminine given name in English since the 1920s. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew (place name origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈʃæɹ.ən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sharon has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Edel does not have one recorded yet.
- Edel and Sharon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sharon; Edel doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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
Sharon
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #47 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1965 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls