Evan vs Marged

Evan and Margedcompared 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, Evan was ranked #5891 and Marged #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Evan and Marged over time

Evan and Marged appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Evan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marged 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.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Evan and Marged changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #4843.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Evan #2096 in 1996, Marged #2683 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Marged in 2.
Highest recorded here: Evan #2096 in 1996, Marged #2683 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Marged moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3899 and #5493; by 2023 that had become #4709 and #4709.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #5891, Marged #4843.

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
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
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
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
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
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
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
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Evan, Marged
Field	Evan	Marged
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	female
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
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #80 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Evan and Marged both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Marged

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2683 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls