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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
287,701
since 1880

Evan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #35, 2009boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,16750#1532,412
2024#2,77561#1432,535
2023#2,67465#1372,597
2022#2,27782#1332,845
2021#2,08591#1163,207
2020#2,10087#1053,418
2019#2,40074#963,964
2018#2,11390#854,392
2017#2,18487#854,727
2016#2,18888#695,613
2015#2,01298#675,916
2014#2,39176#586,725
2013#1,929103#557,120
2012#1,690124#477,912
2011#1,968100#408,661
2010#2,20288#369,732
2009#1,956106#3510,280
2008#1,704131#389,926
2007#1,838115#4010,295
2006#2,01698#4210,129
2005#1,790109#3910,109
2004#1,498134#399,983
2003#2,00190#449,444
2002#1,771102#567,386
2001#1,97886#567,258
2000#1,96985#557,334
1999#2,01877#576,850
1998#1,80186#636,084
1997#1,80283#616,002
1996#1,66991#655,577
1995#1,65189#606,092
1994#1,55799#625,895
1993#1,518103#626,089
1992#1,322127#666,051
1991#1,219141#705,448
1990#1,410112#715,308
1989#1,350114#694,926
1988#1,60081#744,337
1987#1,53183#833,868
1986#1,39292#813,887
1985#1,297103#913,219
1984#1,39783#982,937
1983#1,49676#933,046
1982#1,78661#1082,669
1981#1,86758#1391,972
1980#2,80032#1591,623
1979#3,07827#1691,402
1978#3,00926#1991,156
1977#3,17624#2201,006
1976#4,36314#254777
1975#4,59313#303620
1974#6,2588#292631
1973#6,6667#305573
1972#5,9598#322560
1971#3,78916#333549
1970#6,3627#323596
1969#3,61915#332544
1968#7,0165#366450
1967#5,4577#338492
1966#4,4939#319546
1965#3,14916#321559
1964#3,69213#316605
1963#4,8968#373455
1962#3,43814#355494
1961#3,60813#361488
1960#3,21215#371451
1959#3,43613#400395
1958#4,1939#433328
1957#3,30913#441301
1956#2,92916#401357
1955#3,77810#407323
1954#2,77916#424287
1953#3,48011#420275
1952#3,7969#406289
1951#3,48210#448226
1950#3,23511#459208
1949#4,6736#505174
1948#5,2435#512165
1947—#463210
1946—#501166
1945#3,3888#510138
1944—#522136
1943—#508148
1942#3,7387#496154
1941—#526128
1940#3,2088#517126
1939#4,2505#503126
1938—#511128
1937—#529120
1936—#58697
1935#3,7426#558106
1934—#492136
1933#3,4067#550108
1932—#545116
1931—#554112
1930—#532126
1929#3,6827#536118
1928#4,7255#529130
1927#4,8055#472164
1926#3,5648#539127
1925#3,6648#483157
1924#4,0027#475170
1923—#502147
1922#3,3799#458182
1921#4,0237#494157
1920—#482159
1919—#515132
1918#3,8697#446178
1917#4,0836#446161
1916#4,4175#413182
1915#4,2745#448149
1914—#48999
1913—#44892
1912—#44677
1911—#56229
1910—#50131
1909—#51925
1908—#49925
1907—#54020
1906—#43126
1905—#50720
1904—#68612
1903—#43022
1902—#47520
1901—#38324
1900—#46924
1899—#45717
1898—#40324
1897—#47317
1896—#55114
1895—#57913
1894—#36725
1893—#44817
1892—#42220
1891—#41118
1890—#37622
1889—#44617
1888—#39822
1887—#35621
1886—#57811
1885—#36423
1884—#37522
1883—#41218
1882—#54012
1881—#33224
1880—#36322
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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,149 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNHWashington: #267 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,865 boysWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,052 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,179 boysMNIllinois: #438 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 8,139 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWIMichigan: #529 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,109 boysMINew York: #269 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 3,014 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,207 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedSDIowa: #319 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,072 boysIAIndiana: #326 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,564 boysINOhio: #363 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,731 boysOHPennsylvania: #303 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 5,136 boysPANew Jersey: #284 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,355 boysNJConnecticut: #308 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,301 boysCTCalifornia: #391 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,992 boysCAUtah: #186 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,170 boysUTColorado: #294 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,969 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedVAMaryland: #318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,588 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #488 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,648 boysALGeorgia: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,075 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedHITexas: #844 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,515 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#186 · 1 in 1,170
  2. Idaho#189 · 1 in 1,052
  3. Maine#230 · 1 in 2,149
  4. Massachusetts#240 · 1 in 5,207
  5. Washington#267 · 1 in 2,865

Best ever in a state: #9 in Maine, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#186101 in 1,170
Idaho#18971 in 1,052
Maine#23051 in 2,149
Massachusetts#240111 in 5,207
Washington#267111 in 2,865
New York#269601 in 3,014
New Jersey#284141 in 4,355
Colorado#29471 in 2,969
Pennsylvania#303241 in 5,136
Connecticut#30851 in 5,301
Maryland#31871 in 4,588
Iowa#31961 in 5,072
Indiana#326121 in 4,564
Minnesota#35751 in 8,179
Ohio#363171 in 6,731
California#391351 in 4,992
Illinois#438141 in 8,139
Alabama#48851 in 7,648
Georgia#49861 in 8,075
Michigan#52971 in 14,109
Texas#84471 in 17,515
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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
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#143 → #153)
  • 48 spots since 2020 (#105 → #153)
  • 86 spots since 2015 (#67 → #153)
  • Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1887 (#578 → #356)
  • Biggest drop: 256 spots in 1904 (#430 → #686)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s192#332 (1881)#416
1890s187#367 (1894)#449
1900s218#383 (1901)#494
1910s1,130#413 (1916)#471
1920s1,511#458 (1922)#497
1930s1,175#492 (1934)#536
1940s1,545#463 (1947)#506
1950s2,989#400 (1959)#424
1960s5,084#316 (1964)#345
1970s7,870#169 (1979)#272
1980s32,484#69 (1989)#100
1990s59,396#57 (1999)#64
2000s92,144#35 (2009)#44
2010s64,762#36 (2010)#64
2020s17,014#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.

Evan in 1958

girls
#4,193
9 births · 1 in 223,513 girls
boys
#433
328 births · 1 in 6,471 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #4,193Evan9

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #433Evan328
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 223,513 of them was named Evan, which outranked 40.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #3,925Zada10
  2. #3,925Zenda10
  3. #3,925Zonia10
  4. #4,193Evan9
  5. #4,193Adra9
  6. #4,193Aide9
  7. #4,193Alberto9
  8. #4,520Abra8
  9. #4,520Adena8
  10. #4,520Adora8

Tied with 326 names at #4,193; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 6,471 of them was named Evan, which outranked 90.4% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #430Royce335
  2. #431Javier332
  3. #432Dewey331
  4. #433Evan328
  5. #434Miles327
  6. #435Cornelius323
  7. #436Conrad321
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →