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Evangeline vs Imaan

Evangeline and Imaancompared 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, Evangeline was ranked #365 and Imaan #351 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Evangeline was ranked #476 and Imaan #790 among girls in Scotland.

Evangeline and Imaan over time

Evangeline and Imaan appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Imaan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evangeline 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.

Imaan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evangeline 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Evangeline and Imaan changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #365 and #351.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Evangeline held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Imaan in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Evangeline #286 in 2015, Imaan #285 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2022: Imaan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #402 and #423; by 2022 that had become #449 and #347.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Evangeline #365, Imaan #351.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Evangeline, Imaan
FieldEvangelineImaan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables52
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-SCT
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #351 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Evangeline has 5 syllables, compared with 2 for Imaan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.

How each name got here

Evangeline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #331 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #286 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Imaan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1434 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #351 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls