Emile vs Evan
Emile and Evancompared 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 2023, Emile was ranked #660 and Evan #58 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emile was ranked #814 and Evan #178 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Emile was ranked #2843 and Evan #3899 among girls in England and Wales.
Emile and Evan over time
Emile and Evan appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Emile held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Evan in 29.
Highest recorded here: Emile #516 in 2002, Evan #70 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emile #814, Evan #178.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2006–2020
Emile held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Evan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Emile #2062 in 2013, Evan #3218 in 2007.
The order changed in 2019: Emile moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #3518 and #3518; by 2019 that had become #2170 and #4686.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Emile #2843, Evan #3899.
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 | Emile | Evan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #814 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emile has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Evan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Emile
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #818 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2023
Highest recorded position: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #814 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Evan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #350 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys