Edwina vs Ursula
Edwina and Ursulacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2001, Edwina was ranked #498 and Ursula #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Edwina was ranked #5891 and Ursula #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Edwina and Ursula over time
Edwina and Ursula appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Ursula held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edwina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Edwina and Ursula changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2001, ending at #498 and #498.
- Longest-running competitions
Edwina and Ursula were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1965 to 2001, ending at #498 and #498.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Edwina #1364 in 1996, Ursula #983 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1965–2001
Edwina held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ursula in 15.
Highest recorded here: Edwina #162 in 1978, Ursula #111 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Edwina #498, Ursula #498.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Edwina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ursula in 21.
Highest recorded here: Edwina #1364 in 1996, Ursula #983 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edwina #5891, Ursula #2574.
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 | Edwina | Ursula |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edwina and Ursula both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Edwina
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2002
Highest recorded position: #162 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1965–2002).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ursula
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #98 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #98 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls