Evan vs Mehar
Evan and Meharcompared 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 2024, Evan was ranked #178 and Mehar #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Evan was ranked #5891 and Mehar #736 among girls in England and Wales.
Evan and Mehar over time
Evan and Mehar appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 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.
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 · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mehar in 11.
Highest recorded here: Evan #3218 in 2007, Mehar #736 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #5891, Mehar #736.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2005–2024
Evan held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mehar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Evan #76 in 2010, Mehar #2754 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evan #178, Mehar #4270.
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 | Mehar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evan and Mehar 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
Mehar
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls