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Edda

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

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

Edda: Recorded since 1975, with a gap of 15 years, its highest recorded position is #243, and it stood at #261 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2021 to 2021, ranging from #5581 to #5581.2021#5581#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
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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 30 of the 51 years from 1975 to 2025.

In 2021: #433 among girls in Norway, #5581 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1975–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #589 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–2025

    Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1975–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #261 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Norway in 2023.

Edda'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
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#26115HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#29013HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#24317HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#26215HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4335HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#27914HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4057HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#31113HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#37110HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4188HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4816HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4278HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#34213HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5744HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4478HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5505HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4219HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5854HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4716HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4078HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5225HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5016HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4976HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5545HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5156HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4428HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#6254HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5865HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6404HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5894HighVerified

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

Where Edda is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Edda, between 1975 and 2025, in 30 of those 51 years. 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2023England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: highest position in 202119752025
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
Norway1975–202530#243 in 2023
England and Wales20211#5581 in 2021

No registrar recorded it for 15 years after 1975; it appears again in 1991.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Edda

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1975–2025.
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 2 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #243 in Norway in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.