Edgar vs Gintaras
Edgar and Gintarascompared 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 · Boys
In 1990, Edgar was ranked #611 and Gintaras #621 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Edgar was ranked #888 and Gintaras #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Edgar and Gintaras over time
Edgar and Gintaras appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Edgar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gintaras in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Edgar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gintaras 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
Edgar and Gintaras changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1962 and 1990, ending at #611 and #621.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1962–1990
Edgar held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Gintaras in 8.
Highest recorded here: Edgar #207 in 1963, Gintaras #307 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Edgar #611, Gintaras #621.
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 | Edgar | Gintaras |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #340 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edgar has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Gintaras.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Edgar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #142 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Gintaras
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #418 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–1990
Highest recorded position: #307 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1962–1990).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #621 among boys in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Boys