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Abbie-Mae vs Evan

Abbie-Mae and Evancompared 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 2014, Abbie-Mae was ranked #4003 and Evan #4684 among girls in England and Wales.

Abbie-Mae and Evan over time

Abbie-Mae and Evan appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Evan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abbie-Mae 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.

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 · Girls9 shared years, 1999–2014

    Abbie-Mae held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Evan in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Abbie-Mae #2770 in 1999, Evan #2770 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2014: Abbie-Mae moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #5742 and #4739; by 2014 that had become #4003 and #4684.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Abbie-Mae #4003, Evan #4684.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Evan

Pairs where Evan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Abbie-Mae, Evan
FieldAbbie-MaeEvan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #873 (2017)Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abbie-Mae has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Evan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abbie-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2770 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2015

    Most recently recorded at #5730 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.

    England and Wales · Girls

Evan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1969–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1969–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #350 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys