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Abbey vs Evie-May

Abbey and Evie-Maycompared 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 · Girls

    In 2022, Abbey was ranked #4645 and Evie-May #1767 among girls in England and Wales.

Abbey and Evie-May over time

Abbey and Evie-May appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Abbey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evie-May in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Abbey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evie-May 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 20012022

    Abbey held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Evie-May in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Abbey #190 in 2001, Evie-May #779 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2014: Evie-May moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #839 and #944; by 2014 that had become #779 and #779.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Abbey #4645, Evie-May #1767.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abbey, Evie-May
FieldAbbeyEvie-May
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023)England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abbey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Evie-May.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Abbey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2010

    Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2010).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Evie-May

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #3998 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2024

    Highest recorded position: #779 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2001–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls