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Angeline vs Evelyn

Angeline and Evelyncompared 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 2025, Angeline was ranked #4867 and Evelyn #12 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Angeline was ranked #665 and Evelyn #212 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Angeline and Evelyn over time

Angeline and Evelyn appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Evelyn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Angeline in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Evelyn rose about as far as Angeline fell — from #2683 and #402 in 1996 to #4867 and #12 in 2025.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 19962025

    Angeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evelyn in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Angeline #1690 in 2005, Evelyn #12 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angeline #4867, Evelyn #12.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 19652008

    Angeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evelyn in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Angeline #313 in 1981, Evelyn #78 in 1965.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Angeline #665, Evelyn #212.

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 Evelyn

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angeline, Evelyn
FieldAngelineEvelyn
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom an English surname derived from the given name Aveline. Originally more common for boys in the 17th century, now used almost entirely as a feminine name.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish (surname origin)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɛv.ə.lɪn/
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #12 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Evelyn has a recorded origin (English (surname origin)); Angeline does not have one recorded yet.
  • Angeline has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Evelyn.
  • A meaning is recorded for Evelyn; Angeline doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Angeline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–2008

    Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1965–2008).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Evelyn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #121 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2011–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2011–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #12 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls