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Evin vs Hugo

Evin and Hugocompared 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 · Boys

    In 2024, Evin was ranked #2263 and Hugo #46 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2016, Evin was ranked #713 and Hugo #89 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Evin and Hugo over time

Evin and Hugo appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Hugo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Evin in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Evin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hugo 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

    Evin and Hugo changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1973 and 2016, ending at #713 and #89.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Evin and Hugo were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1973 to 2016, ending at #713 and #89.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 19732016

    Evin held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Hugo in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Evin #215 in 1989, Hugo #89 in 2016.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Evin #713, Hugo #89.

  • England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 20062024

    Evin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hugo in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Evin #2126 in 2009, Hugo #45 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Evin #2263, Hugo #46.

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 Evin, Hugo
FieldEvinHugo
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #18 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Evin and Hugo both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Evin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #320 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1973–2016

    Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1973–2016).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Hugo

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #186 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2009–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys