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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#197 · 1 in 2,533
- New York#202 · 1 in 1,589
- New Jersey#213 · 1 in 2,025
- Utah#217 · 1 in 1,494
- District of Columbia#217 · 1 in 1,694
Best ever in a state: #9 in Maine, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #197 | 18 | 1 in 2,533 |
| New York | #202 | 93 | 1 in 1,589 |
| New Jersey | #213 | 26 | 1 in 2,025 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 7 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Utah | #217 | 7 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Connecticut | #249 | 7 | 1 in 3,207 |
| Washington | #256 | 12 | 1 in 2,214 |
| Iowa | #274 | 7 | 1 in 3,221 |
| New Mexico | #282 | 5 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Michigan | #289 | 22 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Pennsylvania | #289 | 21 | 1 in 4,314 |
| Colorado | #291 | 7 | 1 in 2,544 |
| Oregon | #300 | 5 | 1 in 2,987 |
| Maryland | #307 | 7 | 1 in 3,962 |
| Kansas | #314 | 5 | 1 in 3,094 |
| California | #328 | 56 | 1 in 2,986 |
| Minnesota | #346 | 5 | 1 in 6,185 |
| Ohio | #376 | 15 | 1 in 6,019 |
| Virginia | #381 | 7 | 1 in 5,205 |
| Illinois | #383 | 20 | 1 in 4,564 |
| Missouri | #401 | 6 | 1 in 6,092 |
| Alabama | #436 | 5 | 1 in 5,797 |
| North Carolina | #439 | 7 | 1 in 6,203 |
| Florida | #440 | 9 | 1 in 5,274 |
| Indiana | #457 | 5 | 1 in 8,784 |
| Georgia | #496 | 6 | 1 in 6,824 |
| Texas | #600 | 13 | 1 in 7,875 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2009 at #35 (10,280 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1983–2019
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 193 boys born in 2009 were named Evan (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 708 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 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.
Evan in 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 328,078 of them was named Evan, which outranked 14.4% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,182 names at #7,016; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 3,862 of them was named Evan, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.