Devon vs Saarah
Devon and Saarahcompared 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, Devon was ranked #2006 and Saarah #1079 among girls in England and Wales.
Devon and Saarah over time
Devon and Saarah appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Saarah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Devon in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Devon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Saarah 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
Devon and Saarah changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2006 and #1079.
- Longest-running competitions
Devon and Saarah were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2006 and #1079.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Devon #329 in 1999, Saarah #512 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Devon held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Saarah in 15.
Highest recorded here: Devon #329 in 1999, Saarah #512 in 2000.
The order changed in 2022: Saarah moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1102 and #1311; by 2022 that had become #1501 and #1282.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Devon #2006, Saarah #1079.
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 | Devon | Saarah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #934 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1079 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Devon and Saarah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Devon
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Saarah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1005 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls