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Dianne vs Evalyn

Dianne 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, Dianne was ranked #5891 and Evalyn #1230 among girls in England and Wales.

Dianne and Evalyn over time

Dianne and Evalyn appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Evalyn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dianne 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.

Dianne 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 20052024

    Dianne held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Evalyn in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Dianne #2970 in 2005, Evalyn #541 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2006: Evalyn moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2970 and #3382; by 2006 that had become #5061 and #1862.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Dianne #5891, 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

Side-by-side comparison of Dianne, Evalyn
FieldDianneEvalyn
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Dianne has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Evalyn.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Dianne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #14 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1972

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Evalyn

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2003–2024

    Highest recorded position: #541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2003–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls