Edel vs Susan
Edel and Susancompared 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 Susan #311 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2003, Edel was ranked #377 and Susan #570 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Edel was ranked #585 and Susan #585 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Edel was ranked #5691 and Susan #1882 among girls in England and Wales.
Edel and Susan over time
Edel and Susan appear together in 2 published lists, across 103 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Susan changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2003, ending at #377 and #570.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 53 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Edel and Susan averaged 56.6 places apart, ending at #585 and #585.
- Longest-running competitions
Edel and Susan were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1946 to 2003, ending at #377 and #570.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2016
Edel held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Susan in 29.
Highest recorded here: Edel #31 in 1986, Susan #14 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Edel #585, Susan #585.
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1946–2003
Edel held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Susan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Edel #88 in 1946, Susan #172 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Edel #377, Susan #570.
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 | Susan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #262 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edel and Susan both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Susan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls