Evan vs Harry
Evan and Harrycompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Evan was ranked #125 and Harry #13 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Evan was ranked #178 and Harry #20 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Evan was ranked #80 and Harry #25 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Evan was ranked #181 and Harry #31 among boys in Scotland.
Evan and Harry over time
Evan and Harry appear together in 3 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Harry held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Evan in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Evan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Harry 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 Harry were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 53 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #80 and #25.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Evan #70 in 2009, Harry #1 in 2011.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys53 shared years, 1969–2025
Evan held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Harry in 17.
Highest recorded here: Evan #23 in 2007, Harry #6 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evan #80, Harry #25.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harry in 29.
Highest recorded here: Evan #70 in 2009, Harry #1 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #178, Harry #20.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harry in 28.
Highest recorded here: Evan #79 in 2010, Harry #4 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #125, Harry #13.
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 | Harry |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæri/ | |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harry has a recorded origin (English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry); Evan does not have one recorded yet.
- Evan and Harry both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Harry; Evan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
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
Harry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #70 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #39 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys