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Edward vs Fiachra

Edward and Fiachracompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Edward was ranked #31 and Fiachra #2664 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Edward was ranked #125 and Fiachra #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Edward was ranked #177 and Fiachra #164 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Edward and Fiachra over time

Edward and Fiachra appear together in 3 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Edward held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Fiachra 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.

Edward reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Fiachra 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2024, Fiachra moved ahead of Edward in Northern Ireland · Boys — #145 and #189 the year before became #177 and #164.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Edward and Fiachra were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 58 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #125 and #121.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys58 shared years, 19672025

    Edward held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Fiachra in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Edward #17 in 1967, Fiachra #121 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Edward #125, Fiachra #121.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 20002024

    Edward held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Fiachra in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Edward #107 in 2019, Fiachra #115 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2024: Fiachra moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #145 and #189; by 2024 that had become #177 and #164.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Edward #177, Fiachra #164.

  • England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 20032025

    Edward held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Fiachra in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Edward #23 in 2016, Fiachra #2664 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Edward #31, Fiachra #2664.

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 Edward

Pairs where Edward shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Edward, Fiachra
FieldEdwardFiachra
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #31 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Edward and Fiachra both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Edward

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1950

    First recorded at #324 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #31 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Fiachra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2000–2024

    Highest recorded position: #115 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2000–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys