Edin vs Roger
Edin and Rogercompared 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 2013, Edin was ranked #490 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Edin was ranked #4107 and Roger #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Edin and Roger over time
Edin and Roger appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Roger held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
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.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1948–2013
Edin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roger in 23.
Highest recorded here: Edin #326 in 1948, Roger #18 in 1972.
The order changed in 2013: Edin moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #468 and #356; by 2013 that had become #490 and #514.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Edin #490, Roger #514.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2004–2023
Edin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roger in 9.
Highest recorded here: Edin #2690 in 2014, Roger #1596 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Edin #4107, Roger #3523.
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 | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #341 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edin and Roger 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
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys