Evie vs Grace
Evie and Gracecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Evie was ranked #16 and Grace #1 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Evie was ranked #29 and Grace #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Evie was ranked #27 and Grace #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Evie was ranked #14 and Grace #13 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Evie was ranked #75 and Grace #18 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Evie was ranked #29 and Grace #25 among girls in England and Wales.
Evie and Grace over time
Evie and Grace appear together in 5 published lists, across 112 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Evie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Evie in 1. 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Evie and Grace averaged 37.9 places apart, ending at #29 and #25.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Evie #10 in 2008, Grace #1 in 2006.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Evie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Grace in 28.
Highest recorded here: Evie #10 in 2008, Grace #1 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evie #29, Grace #25.
Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Evie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 27.
Highest recorded here: Evie #7 in 2019, Grace #1 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evie #16, Grace #1.
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2025
Evie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 26.
Highest recorded here: Evie #22 in 2020, Grace #1 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evie #29, Grace #4.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 2007–2025
Evie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 19.
Highest recorded here: Evie #14 in 2016, Grace #7 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evie #27, Grace #11.
New Zealand · Girls11 shared years, 2012–2023
Evie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 11.
Highest recorded here: Evie #28 in 2019, Grace #11 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Evie #75, Grace #18.
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 | Evie | Grace |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of Eve or Evelyn. | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). |
| Origin | Hebrew/English, diminutive form | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiː.vi/ | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Gracie |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #27 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Evie is recorded with a Hebrew/English, diminutive form origin, while Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin.
- Evie and Grace both have 2 syllables.
- Evie's recorded meaning differs from Grace's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Evie a "medium" Data Confidence level and Grace a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Evie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #237 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls