Deborah vs Evalyn
Deborah and Evalyncompared 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 2024, Deborah was ranked #708 and Evalyn #1230 among girls in England and Wales.
Deborah and Evalyn over time
Deborah and Evalyn appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Deborah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evalyn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Deborah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evalyn 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Deborah and Evalyn changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2003 and 2024, ending at #708 and #1230.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Evalyn rose about as far as Deborah fell — from #402 and #2727 in 2003 to #708 and #1230 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2024
Deborah held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Evalyn in 4.
Highest recorded here: Deborah #374 in 2005, Evalyn #541 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Deborah #708, Evalyn #1230.
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 | Deborah | Evalyn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From Hebrew, meaning 'bee'. In the biblical Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess who led the Israelites against Canaanite forces. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛb.ə.ɹə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #429 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Deborah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Evalyn does not have one recorded yet.
- Deborah and Evalyn both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Deborah; Evalyn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Deborah
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #51 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1980
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1957 (recorded 1952–1980).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #429 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Evalyn
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #2727 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls