Evan
- #3,167 for girls in 2025, 50 births
- #153 for boys in 2025, 2,412 births
- Given to boys 98.4% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2009 · 10,280 births
- Debut · boys
- 22 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 37 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 287,701since 1880
Evan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,167 | 50 | #153 | 2,412 |
| 2024 | #2,775 | 61 | #143 | 2,535 |
| 2023 | #2,674 | 65 | #137 | 2,597 |
| 2022 | #2,277 | 82 | #133 | 2,845 |
| 2021 | #2,085 | 91 | #116 | 3,207 |
| 2020 | #2,100 | 87 | #105 | 3,418 |
| 2019 | #2,400 | 74 | #96 | 3,964 |
| 2018 | #2,113 | 90 | #85 | 4,392 |
| 2017 | #2,184 | 87 | #85 | 4,727 |
| 2016 | #2,188 | 88 | #69 | 5,613 |
| 2015 | #2,012 | 98 | #67 | 5,916 |
| 2014 | #2,391 | 76 | #58 | 6,725 |
| 2013 | #1,929 | 103 | #55 | 7,120 |
| 2012 | #1,690 | 124 | #47 | 7,912 |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 100 | #40 | 8,661 |
| 2010 | #2,202 | 88 | #36 | 9,732 |
| 2009 | #1,956 | 106 | #35 | 10,280 |
| 2008 | #1,704 | 131 | #38 | 9,926 |
| 2007 | #1,838 | 115 | #40 | 10,295 |
| 2006 | #2,016 | 98 | #42 | 10,129 |
| 2005 | #1,790 | 109 | #39 | 10,109 |
| 2004 | #1,498 | 134 | #39 | 9,983 |
| 2003 | #2,001 | 90 | #44 | 9,444 |
| 2002 | #1,771 | 102 | #56 | 7,386 |
| 2001 | #1,978 | 86 | #56 | 7,258 |
| 2000 | #1,969 | 85 | #55 | 7,334 |
| 1999 | #2,018 | 77 | #57 | 6,850 |
| 1998 | #1,801 | 86 | #63 | 6,084 |
| 1997 | #1,802 | 83 | #61 | 6,002 |
| 1996 | #1,669 | 91 | #65 | 5,577 |
| 1995 | #1,651 | 89 | #60 | 6,092 |
| 1994 | #1,557 | 99 | #62 | 5,895 |
| 1993 | #1,518 | 103 | #62 | 6,089 |
| 1992 | #1,322 | 127 | #66 | 6,051 |
| 1991 | #1,219 | 141 | #70 | 5,448 |
| 1990 | #1,410 | 112 | #71 | 5,308 |
| 1989 | #1,350 | 114 | #69 | 4,926 |
| 1988 | #1,600 | 81 | #74 | 4,337 |
| 1987 | #1,531 | 83 | #83 | 3,868 |
| 1986 | #1,392 | 92 | #81 | 3,887 |
| 1985 | #1,297 | 103 | #91 | 3,219 |
| 1984 | #1,397 | 83 | #98 | 2,937 |
| 1983 | #1,496 | 76 | #93 | 3,046 |
| 1982 | #1,786 | 61 | #108 | 2,669 |
| 1981 | #1,867 | 58 | #139 | 1,972 |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | #159 | 1,623 |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 | #169 | 1,402 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #199 | 1,156 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #220 | 1,006 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #254 | 777 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #303 | 620 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #292 | 631 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #305 | 573 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #322 | 560 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #333 | 549 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #323 | 596 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #332 | 544 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #366 | 450 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #338 | 492 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #319 | 546 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #321 | 559 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #316 | 605 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #373 | 455 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #355 | 494 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #361 | 488 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #371 | 451 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #400 | 395 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #433 | 328 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #441 | 301 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #401 | 357 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #407 | 323 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #424 | 287 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #420 | 275 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #406 | 289 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #448 | 226 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | #459 | 208 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #505 | 174 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #512 | 165 |
| 1947 | — | #463 | 210 | |
| 1946 | — | #501 | 166 | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #510 | 138 |
| 1944 | — | #522 | 136 | |
| 1943 | — | #508 | 148 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #496 | 154 |
| 1941 | — | #526 | 128 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #517 | 126 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #503 | 126 |
| 1938 | — | #511 | 128 | |
| 1937 | — | #529 | 120 | |
| 1936 | — | #586 | 97 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #558 | 106 |
| 1934 | — | #492 | 136 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #550 | 108 |
| 1932 | — | #545 | 116 | |
| 1931 | — | #554 | 112 | |
| 1930 | — | #532 | 126 | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #536 | 118 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #529 | 130 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #472 | 164 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #539 | 127 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #483 | 157 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #475 | 170 |
| 1923 | — | #502 | 147 | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #458 | 182 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #494 | 157 |
| 1920 | — | #482 | 159 | |
| 1919 | — | #515 | 132 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #446 | 178 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #446 | 161 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #413 | 182 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #448 | 149 |
| 1914 | — | #489 | 99 | |
| 1913 | — | #448 | 92 | |
| 1912 | — | #446 | 77 | |
| 1911 | — | #562 | 29 | |
| 1910 | — | #501 | 31 | |
| 1909 | — | #519 | 25 | |
| 1908 | — | #499 | 25 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #431 | 26 | |
| 1905 | — | #507 | 20 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #475 | 20 | |
| 1901 | — | #383 | 24 | |
| 1900 | — | #469 | 24 | |
| 1899 | — | #457 | 17 | |
| 1898 | — | #403 | 24 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #367 | 25 | |
| 1893 | — | #448 | 17 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #376 | 22 | |
| 1889 | — | #446 | 17 | |
| 1888 | — | #398 | 22 | |
| 1887 | — | #356 | 21 | |
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #364 | 23 | |
| 1884 | — | #375 | 22 | |
| 1883 | — | #412 | 18 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #332 | 24 | |
| 1880 | — | #363 | 22 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Evan was already there! It came in at #363, and was given to 22 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Evan is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- California#91 · 1 in 409
- Maryland#108 · 1 in 440
- Alaska#110 · 1 in 325
- New Jersey#117 · 1 in 485
- New York#120 · 1 in 545
Best ever in a state: #9 in Maine, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #91 | 429 | 1 in 409 |
| Maryland | #108 | 52 | 1 in 440 |
| Alaska | #110 | 7 | 1 in 325 |
| New Jersey | #117 | 82 | 1 in 485 |
| New York | #120 | 155 | 1 in 545 |
| Illinois | #125 | 90 | 1 in 551 |
| Washington | #125 | 64 | 1 in 512 |
| Massachusetts | #126 | 55 | 1 in 491 |
| Texas | #134 | 292 | 1 in 599 |
| Florida | #138 | 157 | 1 in 608 |
| Connecticut | #141 | 26 | 1 in 508 |
| Nevada | #148 | 21 | 1 in 538 |
| Minnesota | #149 | 43 | 1 in 570 |
| Oregon | #154 | 27 | 1 in 558 |
| Pennsylvania | #156 | 83 | 1 in 630 |
| Arizona | #157 | 56 | 1 in 584 |
| Utah | #158 | 34 | 1 in 578 |
| New Mexico | #161 | 12 | 1 in 542 |
| Colorado | #172 | 41 | 1 in 655 |
| Maine | #172 | 7 | 1 in 549 |
| Idaho | #173 | 15 | 1 in 575 |
| Michigan | #178 | 57 | 1 in 705 |
| Ohio | #178 | 74 | 1 in 710 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| Wisconsin | #186 | 33 | 1 in 710 |
| North Carolina | #193 | 66 | 1 in 780 |
| Tennessee | #194 | 47 | 1 in 782 |
| Delaware | #203 | 5 | 1 in 589 |
| Indiana | #203 | 41 | 1 in 772 |
| Virginia | #210 | 42 | 1 in 887 |
| South Carolina | #212 | 26 | 1 in 815 |
| Kentucky | #221 | 25 | 1 in 821 |
| Georgia | #223 | 55 | 1 in 913 |
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| Kansas | #230 | 17 | 1 in 826 |
| New Hampshire | #230 | 5 | 1 in 901 |
| Arkansas | #232 | 15 | 1 in 839 |
| Iowa | #232 | 17 | 1 in 813 |
| Oklahoma | #232 | 20 | 1 in 884 |
| Louisiana | #239 | 21 | 1 in 911 |
| Missouri | #252 | 28 | 1 in 993 |
| Alabama | #260 | 21 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 985 |
| West Virginia | #299 | 6 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Evan
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 48 spots since 2020 (#105 → #153)
- Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1887
- Biggest drop: 256 spots in 1904
Rise & fade · boys
129 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2009 at #35 (10,280 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 37 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1983–2019
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 193
- Highest: 1 in 193 boys born in 2009 were named Evan (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 708 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 32.0% of all boys named Evan (92,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | #332 (1881) | #416 |
| 1890s | 187 | #367 (1894) | #449 |
| 1900s | 218 | #383 (1901) | #494 |
| 1910s | 1,130 | #413 (1916) | #471 |
| 1920s | 1,511 | #458 (1922) | #497 |
| 1930s | 1,175 | #492 (1934) | #536 |
| 1940s | 1,545 | #463 (1947) | #506 |
| 1950s | 2,989 | #400 (1959) | #424 |
| 1960s | 5,084 | #316 (1964) | #345 |
| 1970s | 7,870 | #169 (1979) | #272 |
| 1980s | 32,484 | #69 (1989) | #100 |
| 1990s | 59,396 | #57 (1999) | #64 |
| 2000s | 92,144 | #35 (2009) | #44 |
| 2010s | 64,762 | #36 (2010) | #64 |
| 2020s | 17,014 | #105 (2020) | #131 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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