Evie
Say it: EE-vee/ˈiːviː/
GirlMeans a pet form of Eve, Eva or Evelyn4 letters2 syllables
#29
in Ireland (2025)
#30 with spellings combined
135
babies in 2025
#22
best rank (2020)
2,458
babies since 1998
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10-year rank change
Evie through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | #30 |
| 2024 | 167 | #25 |
| 2023 | 165 | #25 |
| 2022 | 181 | #26 |
| 2021 | 190 | #24 |
| 2020 | 195 | #22 |
| 2019 | 178 | #30 |
| 2018 | 173 | #32 |
| 2017 | 212 | #24 |
| 2016 | 158 | #39 |
| 2015 | 119 | #54 |
| 2014 | 104 | #67 |
| 2013 | 56 | #110 |
| 2012 | 79 | #84 |
| 2011 | 52 | #124 |
| 2010 | 64 | #105 |
| 2009 | 59 | #111 |
| 2008 | 41 | #148 |
| 2007 | 44 | #135 |
| 2006 | 31 | #161 |
| 2005 | 27 | #166 |
| 2004 | 9 | #340 |
| 2003 | 8 | #362 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 1999 | 3 | #527 |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Evie mean?
A pet form of Eve, Eva or Evelyn
English, a pet form of Eve, Eva or Evelyn, with the ending -ie.
Say it right
EEvee
EV-ee is also heard.
The story of Evie
Evie began as a pet form of Eve, Eva and Evelyn, and sometimes of longer names such as Evangeline. Eve goes back through Latin and Greek to the Hebrew Ḥawwā, the name of the first woman in the Bible. Today Evie is usually given as a full name in its own right.
Irish bearers include Evie Hone, the Dublin-born painter and stained-glass artist.
Evie first appears in the CSO records in 1998. It became common only in the 2010s, and 212 girls were named Evie in 2017, its busiest year. Its best rank was number 22 in 2020. It has been more popular in Northern Ireland, where it reached 7th in 2019. In 2025 it was number 29 in the CSO’s table.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Evie (English proper noun)
- Wiktionary: Eve (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Evie (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland, full name list 1997-2025
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Evie | 135 | 2,458 |
In Northern Ireland
#30 in 2025 with 50 babies. Best rank #7 (2019); 1,692 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.