Edin vs Troy
Edin and Troycompared 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, Edin was ranked #341 and Troy #443 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Edin was ranked #4107 and Troy #593 among boys in England and Wales.
Edin and Troy over time
Edin and Troy appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Troy 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.
Troy 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 Troy changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1997 and 2025, ending at #341 and #443.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Edin #312 in 2011, Troy #274 in 2009.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2025
Edin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Troy in 13.
Highest recorded here: Edin #312 in 2011, Troy #274 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edin #341, Troy #443.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2004–2023
Edin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Troy in 10.
Highest recorded here: Edin #2690 in 2014, Troy #233 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Edin #4107, Troy #593.
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 | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #341 (2025) | Norway · Boys #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Troy.
- 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
Troy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1964–1993).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys