Edward vs Roar
Edward and Roarcompared 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 2024, Edward was ranked #31 and Roar #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Edward was ranked #220 and Roar #482 among boys in Norway.
Edward and Roar over time
Edward and Roar appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Roar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edward 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.
Roar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edward 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Edward and Roar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 60 years, from 1950 to 2023, ending at #220 and #482.
List by list
Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1950–2023
Edward held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Roar in 43.
Highest recorded here: Edward #168 in 2012, Roar #36 in 1956.
The order changed in 1997: Edward moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #359 and #309; by 1997 that had become #260 and #447.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Edward #220, Roar #482.
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 | Edward | Roar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #75 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edward has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Edward
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Roar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #52 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #36 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys