Is Eve really that popular?

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We love the name Evelyn for or new little one who we have recently found out is a girl.

I keep reading on here that eve and evie are really popular but is it a regional thing?

I live on the outskirts of a rather rough area and have never heard anyone with eve or any variants. None in the local school either (was quizzing teachers on friday) although they have 12 jades apparantly in a small primary school.

Everyone that I have mentioned eve or evelyn to, family, friends, neighbours etc. have ask said it is unusual and no one has said my neice, aunt, cousin etc. is called that. Well except an elderly neighbour who told me it was her grand mothers name.

Is it possible that eve just isn't that popular in my area or will I be seeing them every where next year.

I adore the name but being one of 6 rebeccas when I was in school has put me of popular names. Perhaps there is a nickname for evelyn that isn't eve and I've not thought of it.

Please excuse spelling by the way, typing on phone and can't quite get the hang of this swype keyboard.

www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jul/28/top-100-baby-names-oliver-olivia

hi, can't find the actual ons link which tells you all baby names and regional variations for 2010, but this is top 100 list so Evie was at number 10 and I think has been top 10 for a few years. I have a 3 year old and I would say Evie is one of the names I hear most frequently (along with Lily, Amelia and Isabel/la). Not really encountered any children just called Eve, which I think is much nicer and more elegant sounding (though would probably end up getting called Evie at least while little). Eva and Ava also quite popular.
In summary I think Evie is a pretty name but would not pick it if you want to be different! Not personally keen on Evelyn but it is less popular than just Evie. Good luck!

I lovelovelove Eve.

The thought that it would get all pink-pushchair'd and turned into Evie though, urgh.

I don't associate Evelyn with Eve-Evie at all. (maybe because my Gran was Evelyn and it was Ev-lyn not Eve-lyn so the sound was completely different. ) I don't reckon though that Evelyn would become Evie.

I'm in the north east. Know two Eva's and Evie and and Eve. There are none in DDs nursery class and she is 2.
No Evelyns though!

:-)

I think Eve is lovely, I'm def using it as a 2nd name, also considering it as a first but popularity of Eva/Evie puts me off a bit. I'm a teacher and know only one but I'm guessing there'll be lots under 5 looking at stats. I haven't met a young Evelyn before.

Dd1 is eve and I only know of 1 other who is on a different school. So not as common as it appears I think!

I know several under 4, some Eve, some Evelyn but called Evie, one pronounced Evva-lin.

Evelyn is a lovely name, and I don't know any round here, or any Eves. There are, however, lots of Evies and Evas (pronounced Ava and Eva). I think some names can tend to be regional. We live near Evesham, so I guess there might be a subliminal thing going on with the town name too!!!!

To get an exact number have a look at the regional ONS statistics - they will show you how often all the variants of Evie (Eve, Eva, Evelyn etc) have been used over the past few year, regionally split.

That will be more helpful than asking a random bunch of us - who may or may not happen to know any of these Evies.

it is in my area. I was in a playground at the weekend and there were several eves/evies there.

I have an Eve and haven't met another yet. Even in all my years of being a teaching assistant I never came across an Eve.

I have an Evelyn, known mostly as Evie, though the CM does call her Eve. I guess she can choose which abbreviation (if any) she would like as she gets older, as I have done with my own name.

In terms of popularity, I work in a firm of about 100 people, between us we have four daughters called Evie/Evelyn, three of whom have the same middle name! We are in London/South East.

I know two Evas, three Eves and three Evies, all under five. I live in Kent.

Yes, its really popular in NI too - know lots of little Eves and Evies, most are under the age of 10 though

Midlands Evie very popular but don't know any Eves

Eve, Evie, Eva, and similar names (Edie, Ava) very popular here (Herts)

I love it and know of a few baby Eve/Evas. But love it anyway.

Eva, Ava and Evie are quite common where I live, but hardly any Eves.

Its probably the most popular name up here (borders) at the moment. In nursery and P1/2 I know of 5 Eves and Evas.

I'm 40 a little older than 21, come across only another couple of Eve's in my life.

I would pronounce your name Ev-Lyn too. I haven't met another one (though know various Eves and Evies and Avas). Evvie might be a nn, or Lynnie. If you love it I would go for it.

It's very popular here (fairly nice area of Manchester). Dd is one of two Evie's in her reception class. In fact, out of the class of 31, they have the only duplicate name. Dd also went to nursery with an Eve and an Eva.

Meant to add, we didn't realise how popular the name was 5 years ago and possibly wouldn't have chosen it had we known. It suits Dd though - she's quite girly, sociable and talkative (we didn't have a hiddeous pink pushchair though)

Evelyn is a lovely name, but I would say that as my DD is Evelyn (pronounced Eve-Lyn). We chose it because it's a family name, but also because we liked it so much.
Her name does get shortened to Evie, which I'm not so keen on, but we also call her Eve.
Evie is quite popular round here (Midlands), but I don't know any other Eve's nor Evelyn's. All the HV's we've met have commented on how unusual Evelyn is.