Edith vs Torun
Edith and Toruncompared 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 1993, Edith was ranked #486 and Torun #605 among girls in Norway.
Edith and Torun over time
Edith and Torun appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Edith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torun in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Edith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torun 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
Edith and Torun changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1993, ending at #486 and #605.
- Longest-running competitions
Edith and Torun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1945 to 1993, ending at #486 and #605.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1945–1993
Edith held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Torun in 9.
Highest recorded here: Edith #93 in 1945, Torun #153 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Edith #486, Torun #605.
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 | Edith | Torun |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #305 (2025) | Norway · Girls #605 (1993) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edith and Torun both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Edith
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #93 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #305 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Torun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #179 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #605 among girls in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Girls