Bernice vs Evonne
Bernice and Evonnecompared 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 1982, Bernice was ranked #333 and Evonne #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Bernice and Evonne over time
Bernice and Evonne appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Bernice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evonne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bernice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evonne 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1971–1982
Bernice held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Evonne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #259 in 1972, Evonne #343 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Bernice #333, Evonne #523.
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 | Bernice | Evonne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #523 (1982) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernice and Evonne both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Bernice
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Evonne
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–1982
Highest recorded position: #343 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1971–1982).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1982
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1982.
Republic of Ireland · Girls