Even vs Tommy
Even and Tommycompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Even was ranked #30 and Tommy #503 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Even was ranked #4270 and Tommy #39 among boys in England and Wales.
Even and Tommy over time
Even and Tommy appear together in 1 published list, across 80 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.
Tommy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Even 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
Even and Tommy changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2024, ending at #30 and #503.
- Mirrored each other
Over 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Even rose about as far as Tommy fell — from #180 and #268 in 1945 to #30 and #503 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Even and Tommy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #30 and #503.
List by list
Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2024
Even held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Tommy in 40.
Highest recorded here: Even #25 in 2006, Tommy #11 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Even #30, Tommy #503.
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 | Even | Tommy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #42 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Even and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Even
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #180 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tommy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #268 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys