An vs Evan
An 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 · Boys
In 2024, An was ranked #2263 and Evan #178 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, An was ranked #2771 and Evan #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
An and Evan over time
An and Evan appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Evan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and An 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.
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
An and Evan changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2001 and 2024, ending at #2771 and #5891.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2001–2024
An held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Evan in 2.
Highest recorded here: An #2341 in 2017, Evan #3218 in 2007.
The order changed in 2024: An moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4709 and #4709; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #5891.
Most recent shared year, 2024: An #2771, Evan #5891.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2009–2024
An held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evan in 10.
Highest recorded here: An #1986 in 2019, Evan #70 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: An #2263, Evan #178.
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 | An | Evan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- An has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Evan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
An
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #1986 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 2009–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Evan
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #350 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys