Edmund vs Sander
Edmund and Sandercompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Edmund was ranked #242 and Sander #38 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Edmund was ranked #857 and Sander #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Edmund and Sander over time
Edmund and Sander appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1992, Sander moved ahead of Edmund in Norway · Boys — #615 and #633 the year before became #539 and #152.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Edmund #415 in 2000, Sander #2587 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1968–2025
Edmund held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sander in 20.
Highest recorded here: Edmund #242 in 2025, Sander #5 in 2006.
The order changed in 1992: Sander moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #615 and #633; by 1992 that had become #539 and #152.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edmund #242, Sander #38.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2000–2024
Edmund held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sander in 0.
Highest recorded here: Edmund #415 in 2000, Sander #2587 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edmund #857, Sander #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.
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 Sander
Pairs where Sander shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Sander vs Christian
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sander rose about as far as Christian fell — from #555 and #71 in 1968 to #38 and #131 in 2025.
Sander · Christian · 51 shared years, 1968–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sander vs Finn
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sander rose about as far as Finn fell — from #555 and #81 in 1968 to #38 and #153 in 2025.
Sander · Finn · 51 shared years, 1968–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sander vs Nils
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sander rose about as far as Nils fell — from #555 and #35 in 1968 to #38 and #61 in 2025.
Sander · Nils · 51 shared years, 1968–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sander vs Vegard
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sander rose about as far as Vegard fell — from #555 and #119 in 1968 to #38 and #219 in 2025.
Sander · Vegard · 51 shared years, 1968–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Edmund | Sander |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #242 (2025) | Norway · Boys #38 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edmund and Sander both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Sander
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys