Edita vs Nora
Edita and Noracompared 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 · Girls
In 1992, Edita was ranked #464 and Nora #71 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Edita was ranked #5201 and Nora #963 among girls in England and Wales.
Edita and Nora over time
Edita and Nora appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Nora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edita in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Edita reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nora 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
Edita and Nora changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 1992, ending at #464 and #71.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1963–1992
Edita held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Nora in 24.
Highest recorded here: Edita #268 in 1970, Nora #71 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Edita #464, Nora #71.
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 Nora
Pairs where Nora shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Nora vs Siobhán
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #35 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #76 and #885.
Nora · Siobhán · 57 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Susan vs Nora
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #30 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #95.
Susan · Nora · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Nora vs Sharon
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #39 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2020 they were #126 and #834.
Nora · Sharon · 55 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
- Nora vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #199 and #896.
Nora · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Edita | Nora |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of the names Honora (linked to Latin 'honor') or Eleanor — not an independently rooted name; Behind the Name does not specify which is the 'true' source for any given historical bearer. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English/Irish, short form of Honora or Eleanor |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈnɔrə/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5201 (2007) | Norway · Girls #3 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nora has a recorded origin (English/Irish, short form of Honora or Eleanor); Edita does not have one recorded yet.
- Edita has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nora.
- A meaning is recorded for Nora; Edita doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Edita
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #455 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–1992
Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1963–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #464 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls
Nora
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #219 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls