Edmund vs Nigel
Edmund and Nigelcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Edmund was ranked #829 and Nigel #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Edmund was ranked #857 and Nigel #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Edmund and Nigel over time
Edmund and Nigel appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Edmund reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nigel 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
Edmund and Nigel changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #857 and #3688.
- Longest-running competitions
Edmund and Nigel were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 43 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #829 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Edmund #358 in 1996, Nigel #552 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys43 shared years, 1964–2025
Edmund held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Nigel in 37.
Highest recorded here: Edmund #103 in 1965, Nigel #67 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edmund #829, Nigel #676.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Edmund held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Nigel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Edmund #358 in 1996, Nigel #552 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edmund #857, Nigel #3688.
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 | Edmund | Nigel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #242 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edmund and Nigel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Edmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #175 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #242 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Nigel
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #72 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1983
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New Zealand, in 1969 (recorded 1954–1983).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys