Danny vs Evin
Danny and Evincompared 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 · Boys
In 2016, Danny was ranked #70 and Evin #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Danny was ranked #514 and Evin #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
Danny and Evin over time
Danny and Evin appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Danny held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Evin 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Danny and Evin changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1973 and 2016, ending at #70 and #713.
- Mirrored each other
Over 35 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Danny rose about as far as Evin fell — from #268 and #320 in 1973 to #70 and #713 in 2016.
- Longest-running competitions
Danny and Evin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1973 to 2016, ending at #70 and #713.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1973–2016
Danny held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Evin in 2.
Highest recorded here: Danny #68 in 2015, Evin #215 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Danny #70, Evin #713.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2024
Danny held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Evin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Danny #142 in 2006, Evin #2126 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Danny #514, Evin #2263.
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 | Danny | Evin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #76 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Danny and Evin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Danny
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Evin
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #320 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2016
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1973–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls