Evan vs Hadley
Evan and Hadleycompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Evan was ranked #195 and Hadley #650 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Evan was ranked #5891 and Hadley #934 among girls in England and Wales.
Evan and Hadley over time
Evan and Hadley appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 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.
Evan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hadley 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Evan and Hadley were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #195 and #650.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Evan #3518 in 2018, Hadley #928 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Evan held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Hadley in 0.
Highest recorded here: Evan #70 in 2009, Hadley #433 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evan #195, Hadley #650.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2008–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Hadley in 11.
Highest recorded here: Evan #3518 in 2018, Hadley #928 in 2020.
The order changed in 2011: Hadley moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #3860 and #5545; by 2011 that had become #5785 and #2432.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #5891, Hadley #934.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Evan
Pairs where Evan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- George vs Evan
Over 57 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Evan rose about as far as George fell — from #72 and #291 in 1969 to #112 and #80 in 2025.
George · Evan · 57 shared years, 1969–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Jason vs Evan
Over 57 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Evan rose about as far as Jason fell — from #88 and #291 in 1969 to #135 and #80 in 2025.
Jason · Evan · 57 shared years, 1969–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Evan vs Marcus
Over 57 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Evan rose about as far as Marcus fell — from #291 and #154 in 1969 to #80 and #232 in 2025.
Evan · Marcus · 57 shared years, 1969–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Ronan vs Evan
Over 57 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Evan rose about as far as Ronan fell — from #47 and #291 in 1969 to #86 and #80 in 2025.
Ronan · Evan · 57 shared years, 1969–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Evan | Hadley |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #650 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evan and Hadley both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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 #195 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Hadley
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #983 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls