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Edan

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What official birth registration shows about Edan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2002–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2002 to 2021, ranging from #4137 to #5581.20022021#4137#5581
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2002#4137
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2019: #418 among boys in Northern Ireland, #1655 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1168 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

  2. Highest recorded2005–2015

    Highest recorded position: #403 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #403 in Republic of Ireland in 2005.

Edan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#179814HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#195112HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#146117HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#139118HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#137918HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#165514HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#128420HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#124721HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#157016HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#192011HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#120921HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#148316HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#135817HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#134317HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#88527HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#98222HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#103819HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#88922HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#84821HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#91018HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#95316HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#113012HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#118811HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#111312HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#116811HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4035HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Edan is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Edan, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2005Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 201919962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#848 in 2002
Republic of Ireland2005–20153#403 in 2005
Northern Ireland20191#418 in 2019

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Northern Ireland (2019).

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What is known about Edan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #403 in Republic of Ireland in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.