Edle vs Unni
Edle and Unnicompared 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 2011, Edle was ranked #505 and Unni #602 among girls in Norway.
Edle and Unni over time
Edle and Unni appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Unni 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 Unni 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Edle and Unni were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1945 to 2011, ending at #505 and #602.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1945–2011
Edle held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Unni in 29.
Highest recorded here: Edle #209 in 1945, Unni #13 in 1954.
The order changed in 2005: Edle moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #661 and #552; by 2005 that had become #534 and #621.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Edle #505, Unni #602.
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 Unni
Pairs where Unni shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Unni
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #31 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #387.
Ingrid · Unni · 64 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Unni
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #31 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #23 and #387.
Anna · Unni · 64 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Unni vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #31 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #387 and #93.
Unni · Åse · 64 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Unni vs Grethe
Unni and Grethe changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2001, ending at #617 and #492.
Unni · Grethe · 52 shared years, 1945–2001 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Edle | Unni |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #551 (2016) | Norway · Girls #387 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edle and Unni both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Unni
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #31 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: #13 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #387 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls