Ean

Where Ean comes from

From Manx Ean, an equivalent of John.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ean
  • Manx
Along the way
  1. 1960
    Ean Evans born
    American bassist
  2. 1968
    First appearance
    #3,673 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2007
    Peak, #759
    289 babies named Ean — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2020
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,390.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Manx.
Namesakes
  • Ean Evans · American bassist, 1960–2009

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.