Edin vs Hussein
Edin and Husseincompared 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 2024, Edin was ranked #359 and Hussein #448 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Edin was ranked #4107 and Hussein #1243 among boys in England and Wales.
Edin and Hussein over time
Edin and Hussein appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Hussein held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hussein reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Edin 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
Edin and Hussein changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1962 and 2024, ending at #359 and #448.
- Longest-running competitions
Edin and Hussein were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1962 to 2024, ending at #359 and #448.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1962–2024
Edin held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Hussein in 27.
Highest recorded here: Edin #312 in 2011, Hussein #244 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edin #359, Hussein #448.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2004–2023
Edin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hussein in 10.
Highest recorded here: Edin #2690 in 2014, Hussein #655 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Edin #4107, Hussein #1243.
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 | Edin | Hussein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #341 (2025) | Norway · Boys #448 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edin and Hussein both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #341 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Hussein
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #354 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1957–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys