Edie vs Pippa
Edie and Pippacompared 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 2025, Edie was ranked #325 and Pippa #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Edie was ranked #288 and Pippa #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Edie was ranked #158 and Pippa #136 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Edie was ranked #295 and Pippa #230 among girls in Scotland.
Edie and Pippa over time
Edie and Pippa appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Pippa held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Edie in 0.
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
Edie and Pippa changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #158 and #136.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Edie #108 in 2018, Pippa #112 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Edie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Pippa in 15.
Highest recorded here: Edie #108 in 2018, Pippa #112 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edie #158, Pippa #136.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2025
Edie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Pippa in 18.
Highest recorded here: Edie #157 in 2020, Pippa #77 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edie #325, Pippa #118.
Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2011–2024
Edie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Pippa in 13.
Highest recorded here: Edie #175 in 2016, Pippa #67 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edie #288, Pippa #127.
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 | Edie | Pippa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #75 (2025) |
| 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
- Edie and Pippa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Edie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1168 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #108 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Pippa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #671 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2022
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 2013 (recorded 2010–2022).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls