Edna vs Jamila
Edna and Jamilacompared 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 1974, Edna was ranked #597 and Jamila #552 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Edna was ranked #3015 and Jamila #1230 among girls in England and Wales.
Edna and Jamila over time
Edna and Jamila appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Jamila held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jamila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edna 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
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Edna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jamila in 20.
Highest recorded here: Edna #1948 in 2022, Jamila #736 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edna #3015, Jamila #1230.
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 | Jamila |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jamila.
- 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
Jamila
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #322 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2011
Highest recorded position: #322 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1961–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls