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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #120 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 562 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: #251 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,109 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: #248 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,987 boysMNIllinois: #404 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,118 boysILWisconsin: #284 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,430 boysWIMichigan: #395 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,759 boysMINew York: #167 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 1,043 boysNYMassachusetts: #187 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,945 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,965 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: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,271 boysIAIndiana: #281 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,015 boysINOhio: #331 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,255 boysOHPennsylvania: #262 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,989 boysPANew Jersey: #159 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,059 boysNJConnecticut: #118 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 857 boysCTCalifornia: #254 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,810 boysCAUtah: #187 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,314 boysUTColorado: #257 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,866 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,111 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #341 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,427 boysVAMaryland: #179 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,218 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedDEArizona: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,941 boysAZNew Mexico: #304 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,757 boysNMKansas: #157 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,051 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedARTennessee: #349 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,763 boysTNNorth Carolina: #344 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,045 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,277 boysDCOklahoma: #279 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,332 boysOKLouisiana: #579 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,034 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #422 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,047 boysGAHawaii: #212 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,007 boysHITexas: #488 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,655 boysTXFlorida: #324 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,524 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#118 · 1 in 857
  2. Alaska#120 · 1 in 562
  3. Kansas#157 · 1 in 1,051
  4. New Jersey#159 · 1 in 1,059
  5. New York#167 · 1 in 1,043

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#118191 in 857
Alaska#12051 in 562
Kansas#157141 in 1,051
New Jersey#159391 in 1,059
New York#1671081 in 1,043
Maryland#179171 in 1,218
Massachusetts#187171 in 1,945
Utah#187111 in 1,314
Hawaii#21261 in 1,007
District of Columbia#21661 in 1,277
Oregon#23381 in 1,965
Minnesota#24891 in 2,987
Washington#251111 in 2,109
California#254841 in 1,810
Colorado#257101 in 1,866
Pennsylvania#262241 in 2,989
Iowa#27961 in 3,271
Oklahoma#27981 in 2,332
Indiana#281131 in 3,015
Wisconsin#28491 in 3,430
Arizona#29091 in 1,941
New Mexico#30451 in 1,757
Florida#324191 in 2,524
Ohio#331181 in 4,255
Virginia#34191 in 3,427
North Carolina#344121 in 3,045
Tennessee#34981 in 3,763
Missouri#35381 in 4,111
Michigan#395131 in 4,759
Illinois#404191 in 4,118
Georgia#42291 in 4,047
Texas#488231 in 4,655
Louisiana#57951 in 6,034
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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 1975

girls
#4,593
13 births · 1 in 112,143 girls
boys
#303
620 births · 1 in 2,518 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #4,593Evan13

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #303Evan620
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 112,143 of them was named Evan, which outranked 56.7% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #4,370Unique14
  2. #4,370Wynetta14
  3. #4,370Xavier14
  4. #4,593Evan13
  5. #4,593Adrain13
  6. #4,593Adrienna13
  7. #4,593Akina13
  8. #4,854Abbi12
  9. #4,854Adrean12
  10. #4,854Adrien12

Tied with 260 names at #4,593; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 2,518 of them was named Evan, which outranked 95.2% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #300Lloyd635
  2. #301Erick629
  3. #302Marshall621
  4. #303Evan620
  5. #304Antoine619
  6. #305Brock617
  7. #306Jayson615
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →