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Evan

Boys' name · Millennial-era

Living in the US
~279,600 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#153 among boys
Births in 2025
2,462 292,426 since 1880
Typical age
21 years, median

Evan popularity over time

Evan rank by birth year, 1880–2025Evan ranked #363 in 1880 and #153 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #35, in 2009.#100#153best #35 in 200918901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Evan was used most in 2007, when 10,410 babies were given the name. The name is already in use in 1880, where the data begins. Across the record, 37 years put Evan in the top 100.

As of 2025 the name sits at #153, with 2,462 births that year. Over ten years the count has fallen 59%.

Babies named Evan per yearPeaks at 10,410 births in 2007.10,410 in 2007018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Evan?

Roughly 279,600 Evans are alive in the US right now. SSA has recorded 292,426 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Evan?

Half of living Evans are older than 21, half younger. More of them were born in the 2000s than in any other decade. By the site’s era rules that makes Evan a millennial-era name.

Your Evan

Ages of living people named EvanHalf of living Evans are older than 21 and half younger.median 21020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Evan is most common

Relative to births, Hawaii carries 1.9× the national share of Evans. Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island follow.

Where Evan is used more than average5 states use the name Evan more than the national average.Alaska: 1.7× the national rateAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: 1.9× the national rateVTNew Hampshire: 1.8× the national rateNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: 1.7× the national rateRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: 1.9× the national rateHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Evan is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Hawaii 126 1.9×
Vermont 47 1.9×
New Hampshire 156 1.8×
Rhode Island 111 1.7×
Alaska 84 1.7×

Evan in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Evan ranked #195 in 2025 on 261 births. That is 35% lower than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Evan comes from

Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן. Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Evan

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Evan Peters American actor 1987 54
Evan Ndicka Ivorian-French footballer 1999 34
Evan Fournier French basketball player 1992 33
Evan Spiegel American businessman 1990 30
Evan Ferguson Irish association football player 2004 30
Evan Bayh U.S. Senator from Indiana 1955 29
Evan Lysacek American figure skater 1985 29
Evan Goldberg Canadian screenwriter 1982 28
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People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Evan

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

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