Edwin vs Kofi
Edwin and Koficompared 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, Edwin was ranked #434 and Kofi #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
Edwin and Kofi over time
Edwin and Kofi appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Edwin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kofi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Edwin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kofi 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
Edwin and Kofi changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #434 and #1460.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Edwin #386 in 1997, Kofi #452 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Edwin held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kofi in 4.
Highest recorded here: Edwin #386 in 1997, Kofi #452 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edwin #434, Kofi #1460.
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 | Edwin | Kofi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #166 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1460 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edwin and Kofi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Edwin
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #420 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #166 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kofi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #938 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #452 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys