Edna vs Frida
Edna and Fridacompared 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 2002, Edna was ranked #603 and Frida #18 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Edna was ranked #3015 and Frida #811 among girls in England and Wales.
Edna and Frida over time
Edna and Frida appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Edna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frida 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
Edna and Frida changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2002, ending at #603 and #18.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Edna #1948 in 2022, Frida #504 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2003–2024
Edna held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Frida in 17.
Highest recorded here: Edna #1948 in 2022, Frida #504 in 2022.
The order changed in 2006: Frida moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2191 and #2727; by 2006 that had become #4157 and #1862.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edna #3015, Frida #811.
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1945–2002
Edna held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Frida in 5.
Highest recorded here: Edna #298 in 1945, Frida #18 in 2002.
The order changed in 1974: Frida moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #527 and #531; by 1974 that had become #597 and #377.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Edna #603, Frida #18.
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 | Edna | Frida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | FREE-dah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Edna does not have one recorded yet.
- Edna and Frida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Edna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Edna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #298 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls