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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #107 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 491 boysAKMaine: 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: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,577 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: #279 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,655 boysMNIllinois: #450 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,202 boysILWisconsin: #328 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,903 boysWIMichigan: #365 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,382 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 969 boysNYMassachusetts: #142 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,306 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedRIOregon: #190 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,301 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: #317 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,612 boysINOhio: #313 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,853 boysOHPennsylvania: #214 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,315 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,662 boysNJConnecticut: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,791 boysCTCalifornia: #282 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,121 boysCAUtah: #165 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,062 boysUTColorado: #226 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,644 boysCONebraska: #206 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,733 boysNEMissouri: #357 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,124 boysMOKentucky: #346 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,296 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,870 boysVAMaryland: #205 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,655 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,150 boysAZNew 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: #327 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,479 boysTNNorth Carolina: #371 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,941 boysNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #439 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,890 boysGAHawaii: #239 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,172 boysHITexas: #486 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,553 boysTXFlorida: #347 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,094 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#107 · 1 in 491
  2. Massachusetts#142 · 1 in 1,306
  3. New York#155 · 1 in 969
  4. Utah#165 · 1 in 1,062
  5. Oregon#190 · 1 in 1,301

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#10751 in 491
Massachusetts#142271 in 1,306
New York#1551181 in 969
Utah#165121 in 1,062
Oregon#190111 in 1,301
Maryland#205131 in 1,655
Nebraska#20661 in 1,733
Pennsylvania#214321 in 2,315
New Jersey#218261 in 1,662
Colorado#226111 in 1,644
Hawaii#23951 in 1,172
Connecticut#27261 in 2,791
Minnesota#27971 in 3,655
California#282681 in 2,121
Arizona#30481 in 2,150
Virginia#305111 in 2,870
Ohio#313201 in 3,853
Indiana#317111 in 3,612
Tennessee#32791 in 3,479
Wisconsin#32861 in 4,903
Washington#33961 in 3,577
Kentucky#34661 in 4,296
Florida#347161 in 3,094
Missouri#35781 in 4,124
Michigan#365151 in 4,382
North Carolina#371101 in 3,941
Georgia#43981 in 4,890
Illinois#450151 in 5,202
Texas#486231 in 4,553
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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 1973

girls
#6,666
7 births · 1 in 208,316 girls
boys
#305
573 births · 1 in 2,720 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #6,666Evan7

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #305Evan573
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 208,316 of them was named Evan, which outranked 32.0% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #6,080Zanita8
  2. #6,080Zoey8
  3. #6,080Zsazsa8
  4. #6,666Evan7
  5. #6,666Aaryn7
  6. #6,666Adonna7
  7. #6,666Afiya7
  8. #7,435Abagail6
  9. #7,435Adabel6
  10. #7,435Adalia6

Tied with 768 names at #6,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,720 of them was named Evan, which outranked 94.8% of the 5,877 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. #302Jim585
  2. #303Nelson580
  3. #304Grant575
  4. #305Evan573
  5. #305Dan573
  6. #305Jayson573
  7. #308Ivan570
  8. #309Stacey567
  9. #310Arturo566

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →