Edgar vs Imran
Edgar and Imrancompared 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 2025, Edgar was ranked #340 and Imran #264 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Edgar was ranked #898 and Imran #453 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Edgar was ranked #655 and Imran #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Edgar and Imran over time
Edgar and Imran appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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
Edgar and Imran changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 2025, ending at #340 and #264.
- Longest-running competitions
Edgar and Imran were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #340 and #264.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Edgar #251 in 2016, Imran #263 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1973–2025
Edgar held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Imran in 17.
Highest recorded here: Edgar #251 in 2016, Imran #263 in 2017.
The order changed in 2025: Imran moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #281 and #486; by 2025 that had become #340 and #264.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edgar #340, Imran #264.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Edgar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Imran in 29.
Highest recorded here: Edgar #690 in 2018, Imran #276 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edgar #898, Imran #453.
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 | Imran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #340 (2025) | Norway · Boys #264 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edgar and Imran both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Imran
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #502 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #264 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys