Arabella vs Evie
Arabella and Eviecompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Arabella was ranked #57 and Evie #14 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Arabella was ranked #93 and Evie #16 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arabella was ranked #30 and Evie #29 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Arabella was ranked #96 and Evie #29 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Arabella was ranked #88 and Evie #75 among girls in New Zealand.
Arabella and Evie over time
Arabella and Evie appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Evie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Arabella in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Evie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Arabella 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Arabella #84 in 2020, Evie #7 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Arabella held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evie in 29.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #30 in 2024, Evie #10 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #30, Evie #29.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2004–2025
Arabella held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evie in 19.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #96 in 2025, Evie #22 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arabella #96, Evie #29.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2004–2024
Arabella held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evie in 15.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #84 in 2020, Evie #7 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #93, Evie #16.
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 | Arabella | Evie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive of Eve or Evelyn. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew/English, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈiː.vi/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #96 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evie has a recorded origin (Hebrew/English, diminutive form); Arabella does not have one recorded yet.
- Arabella has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Evie.
- A meaning is recorded for Evie; Arabella doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Arabella
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Evie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #237 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls