Angela vs Eavan
Angela and Eavancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Angela was ranked #356 and Eavan #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Angela was ranked #565 and Eavan #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Angela and Eavan over time
Angela and Eavan appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eavan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eavan 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Angela and Eavan were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1969 to 2010, ending at #356 and #758.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1969–2010
Angela held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Eavan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #35 in 1970, Eavan #313 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Angela #356, Eavan #758.
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 | Angela | Eavan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5876 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Eavan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Eavan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #351 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2010
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1969–2010).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #5876 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.
England and Wales · Girls