Evan vs Harlow
Evan and Harlowcompared 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 2024, Evan was ranked #63 and Harlow #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Evan was ranked #178 and Harlow #442 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Evan was ranked #181 and Harlow #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Evan was ranked #181 and Harlow #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Evan was ranked #5891 and Harlow #231 among girls in England and Wales.
Evan and Harlow over time
Evan and Harlow appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Evan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Harlow 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 · Boys17 shared years, 2008–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Harlow in 0.
Highest recorded here: Evan #70 in 2009, Harlow #442 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #178, Harlow #442.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2008–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harlow in 11.
Highest recorded here: Evan #3518 in 2018, Harlow #169 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #5891, Harlow #231.
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 | Evan | Harlow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (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 Harlow both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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 #350 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Harlow
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #3860 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2019–2023
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in New Zealand, in 2020 (recorded 2019–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls