Edle vs Margaret
Edle and Margaretcompared 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 2005, Edle was ranked #534 and Margaret #611 among girls in Norway.
Edle and Margaret over time
Edle and Margaret appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Margaret held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edle 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.
Edle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Margaret 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1945–2005
Edle held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Margaret in 27.
Highest recorded here: Edle #209 in 1945, Margaret #108 in 1953.
The order changed in 2005: Edle moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #661 and #631; by 2005 that had become #534 and #611.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Edle #534, Margaret #611.
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 | Edle | Margaret |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Latin Margarita, from Greek 'margarites' meaning 'pearl' — likely originally borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. Associated with Saint Margaret, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of expectant mothers. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmɑɹ.ɡɹɪt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #551 (2016) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #135 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Margaret has a recorded origin (Greek); Edle does not have one recorded yet.
- Edle has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Margaret.
- A meaning is recorded for Margaret; Edle doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Edle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #209 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #551 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls
Margaret
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #173 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls