Edwin vs Nicolai
Edwin and Nicolaicompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Edwin was ranked #166 and Nicolai #171 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Edwin was ranked #434 and Nicolai #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Edwin and Nicolai over time
Edwin and Nicolai appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nicolai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Edwin 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 Nicolai changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #166 and #171.
- Longest-running competitions
Edwin and Nicolai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 42 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #166 and #171.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Edwin #423 in 1996, Nicolai #2357 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1964–2025
Edwin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Nicolai in 36.
Highest recorded here: Edwin #135 in 2022, Nicolai #76 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edwin #166, Nicolai #171.
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2024
Edwin held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Nicolai in 0.
Highest recorded here: Edwin #423 in 1996, Nicolai #2357 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edwin #434, Nicolai #3254.
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 | Nicolai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #166 (2025) | Norway · Boys #171 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edwin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nicolai.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Nicolai
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #485 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #171 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys