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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNHWashington: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,179 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #469 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,516 boysILWisconsin: #319 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,342 boysWIMichigan: #286 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,995 boysMINew York: #193 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,270 boysNYMassachusetts: #190 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,982 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedRIOregon: #261 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,074 boysORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #347 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,164 boysINOhio: #360 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,787 boysOHPennsylvania: #257 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,167 boysPANew Jersey: #209 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,639 boysNJConnecticut: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,274 boysCTCalifornia: #265 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,877 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,732 boysUTColorado: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,811 boysCONebraska: #231 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,161 boysNEMissouri: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,928 boysMOKentucky: #374 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,307 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #452 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,674 boysVAMaryland: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,814 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedDEArizona: #262 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,694 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNMKansas: #317 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,869 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #379 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,160 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #195 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,168 boysDCOklahoma: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,149 boysOKLouisiana: #410 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,471 boysLAMississippi: #415 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,984 boysMSAlabama: #339 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,070 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedHITexas: #409 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,325 boysTXFlorida: #380 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,606 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#167 · 1 in 1,274
  2. Massachusetts#190 · 1 in 1,982
  3. New York#193 · 1 in 1,270
  4. District of Columbia#195 · 1 in 1,168
  5. New Jersey#209 · 1 in 1,639

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#167141 in 1,274
Massachusetts#190191 in 1,982
New York#193961 in 1,270
District of Columbia#19581 in 1,168
New Jersey#209281 in 1,639
Maryland#213131 in 1,814
Utah#22071 in 1,732
Nebraska#23151 in 2,161
Colorado#244101 in 1,811
Washington#254101 in 2,179
Pennsylvania#257251 in 3,167
Oregon#26171 in 2,074
Arizona#262101 in 1,694
California#265801 in 1,877
Michigan#286231 in 2,995
Missouri#303121 in 2,928
Kansas#31751 in 2,869
Wisconsin#31971 in 4,342
Alabama#33991 in 3,070
Oklahoma#34461 in 3,149
Indiana#347101 in 4,164
Ohio#360171 in 4,787
Kentucky#37451 in 5,307
North Carolina#379101 in 4,160
Florida#380141 in 3,606
Texas#409321 in 3,325
Louisiana#41091 in 3,471
Mississippi#41551 in 3,984
Virginia#45251 in 6,674
Illinois#469151 in 5,516
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Hawaii———
Idaho———
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Maine———
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Nevada———
New Hampshire———
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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 1972

girls
#5,959
8 births · 1 in 190,156 girls
boys
#322
560 births · 1 in 2,896 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #5,959Evan8

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #322Evan560
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 190,156 of them was named Evan, which outranked 38.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #5,480Zinnia9
  2. #5,480Zorana9
  3. #5,480Zsazsa9
  4. #5,959Evan8
  5. #5,959Abelina8
  6. #5,959Adinah8
  7. #5,959Adonna8
  8. #6,558Acacia7
  9. #6,558Acquanetta7
  10. #6,558Adel7

Tied with 598 names at #5,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,896 of them was named Evan, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #319Luke575
  2. #320Preston568
  3. #321Colin566
  4. #322Evan560
  5. #323Jonathon559
  6. #324Cameron555
  7. #325Nick553
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →