Evelyn vs Vida
Evelyn and Vidacompared 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, Evelyn was ranked #20 and Vida #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Evelyn was ranked #153 and Vida #388 among girls in Norway.
Evelyn and Vida over time
Evelyn and Vida appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Evelyn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vida in 0.
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.
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
Evelyn and Vida changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2025, ending at #153 and #388.
- Longest-running competitions
Evelyn and Vida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #153 and #388.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1960–2025
Evelyn held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Vida in 5.
Highest recorded here: Evelyn #147 in 1961, Vida #196 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evelyn #153, Vida #388.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2024
Evelyn held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Vida in 0.
Highest recorded here: Evelyn #13 in 2023, Vida #1703 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evelyn #20, Vida #2771.
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 | Evelyn | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From an English surname derived from the given name Aveline. Originally more common for boys in the 17th century, now used almost entirely as a feminine name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (surname origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛv.ə.lɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #13 (2025) | Norway · Girls #388 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evelyn has a recorded origin (English (surname origin)); Vida does not have one recorded yet.
- Evelyn has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vida.
- A meaning is recorded for Evelyn; Vida doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Evelyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #121 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Vida
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #496 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls