Edin vs Frode
Edin and Frodecompared 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 2008, Edin was ranked #467 and Frode #551 among boys in Norway.
Edin and Frode over time
Edin and Frode appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Frode held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edin in 0.
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.
Edin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frode 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
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1948–2008
Edin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Frode in 23.
Highest recorded here: Edin #326 in 1948, Frode #4 in 1975.
The order changed in 2008: Edin moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #468 and #342; by 2008 that had become #467 and #551.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Edin #467, Frode #551.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Frode
Pairs where Frode shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Magnus vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #125 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2008 they were #5 and #551.
Magnus · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Peter vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #106 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2008 they were #127 and #551.
Peter · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Morten vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #107 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2008 they were #132 and #551.
Morten · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Frode vs Roger
Frode and Roger changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2007, ending at #516 and #491.
Frode · Roger · 61 shared years, 1945–2007 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Edin | Frode |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #341 (2025) | Norway · Boys #551 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edin and Frode both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Edin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Frode
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #551 among boys in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Boys