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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 2025, Evie was ranked #35 and Grace #27 among girls in England and Wales.

Evie and Grace over time

Evie and Grace appear together in 5 published lists, across 113 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 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Evie and Grace averaged 36.9 places apart, ending at #35 and #27.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Evie and Grace were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #35 and #27.

  • 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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Evie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Grace in 29.

    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, 2025: Evie #35, Grace #27.

  • 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Evie

Pairs where Evie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

  • Evie vs Layla

    Evie and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Evie · Layla · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Evie vs Sofia

    Evie and Sofia both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Evie · Sofia · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Sophia vs Evie

    Sophia and Evie both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Sophia · Evie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Ada vs Evie

    Ada and Evie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Ada · Evie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Other comparisons involving Grace

Pairs where Grace shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Evie, Grace
FieldEvieGrace
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA diminutive of Eve or Evelyn.Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name).
OriginHebrew/English, diminutive formEnglish (virtue name), from Latin gratia
Pronunciation/ˈiː.vi//ˈɡɹeɪs/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedGracie
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #27 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #35 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Grace

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls