Edele vs Violet
Edele and Violetcompared 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 1981, Edele was ranked #533 and Violet #533 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Edele was ranked #3912 and Violet #764 among girls in England and Wales.
Edele and Violet over time
Edele and Violet appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Violet held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edele in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Violet reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edele 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1967–1981
Edele held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Violet in 7.
Highest recorded here: Edele #248 in 1977, Violet #246 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Edele #533, Violet #533.
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 | Edele | Violet |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3912 (2000) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #20 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edele has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Violet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Edele
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1985
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000.
England and Wales · Girls
Violet
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 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 recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls