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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #91 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 284 boysAKMaine: #84 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 257 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #93 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 289 boysNHWashington: #76 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 338 boysWAIdaho: #150 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 516 boysIDMontana: #167 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 471 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 379 boysMNIllinois: #81 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 353 boysILWisconsin: #104 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 380 boysWIMichigan: #114 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 440 boysMINew York: #87 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 379 boysNYMassachusetts: #90 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 344 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedRIOregon: #151 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 553 boysORNevada: #110 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 395 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Evan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 334 boysSDIowa: #115 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 399 boysIAIndiana: #144 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 541 boysINOhio: #118 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 458 boysOHPennsylvania: #105 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 415 boysPANew Jersey: #75 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 317 boysNJConnecticut: #75 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 279 boysCTCalifornia: #72 for boys · 599 births · 1 in 317 boysCAUtah: #144 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 508 boysUTColorado: #159 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 628 boysCONebraska: #163 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 548 boysNEMissouri: #138 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 500 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 595 boysKYWest Virginia: #188 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 633 boysWVVirginia: #127 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 516 boysVAMaryland: #107 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 418 boysMDDelaware: #122 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 344 boysDEArizona: #117 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 470 boysAZNew Mexico: #153 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 520 boysNMKansas: #162 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 572 boysKSArkansas: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 425 boysARTennessee: #213 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 852 boysTNNorth Carolina: #128 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 510 boysNCSouth Carolina: #165 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 625 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #63 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 218 boysDCOklahoma: #131 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 507 boysOKLouisiana: #152 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 553 boysLAMississippi: #170 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 606 boysMSAlabama: #125 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 463 boysALGeorgia: #123 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 508 boysGAHawaii: #47 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 182 boysHITexas: #125 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 546 boysTXFlorida: #150 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 622 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#47 · 1 in 182
  2. District of Columbia#63 · 1 in 218
  3. California#72 · 1 in 317
  4. Connecticut#75 · 1 in 279
  5. New Jersey#75 · 1 in 317

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#47191 in 182
District of Columbia#63161 in 218
California#725991 in 317
Connecticut#75471 in 279
New Jersey#751241 in 317
Washington#76981 in 338
Illinois#811551 in 353
Maine#84151 in 257
New York#872311 in 379
Massachusetts#90781 in 344
Alaska#9191 in 284
New Hampshire#93151 in 289
Minnesota#98661 in 379
Wisconsin#104631 in 380
Pennsylvania#1051301 in 415
Maryland#107601 in 418
Nevada#110301 in 395
Michigan#114971 in 440
Iowa#115341 in 399
South Dakota#116101 in 334
Arizona#117681 in 470
Ohio#1181191 in 458
Arkansas#120301 in 425
Delaware#12291 in 344
Georgia#123991 in 508
Alabama#125471 in 463
Texas#1253101 in 546
Virginia#127751 in 516
North Carolina#128961 in 510
Oklahoma#131351 in 507
Missouri#138571 in 500
Indiana#144601 in 541
Utah#144381 in 508
Florida#1501451 in 622
Idaho#150151 in 516
Oregon#151281 in 553
Louisiana#152391 in 553
New Mexico#153141 in 520
Colorado#159401 in 628
Kentucky#159331 in 595
Kansas#162241 in 572
Nebraska#163161 in 548
South Carolina#165321 in 625
Montana#16771 in 471
Mississippi#170201 in 606
West Virginia#188111 in 633
Tennessee#213401 in 852
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 2020

girls
#2,100
87 births · 1 in 18,581 girls
boys
#105
3,418 births · 1 in 505 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #2,100Evan87

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #105Evan3,418
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 18,581 of them was named Evan, which outranked 88.0% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #2,078Winry88
  2. #2,078Zayna88
  3. #2,078Zofia88
  4. #2,100Evan87
  5. #2,100Areli87
  6. #2,100Aribella87
  7. #2,100Blakeleigh87
  8. #2,115Afton86
  9. #2,115Agatha86
  10. #2,115Charly86

Tied with 14 names at #2,100; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 505 of them was named Evan, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evan
  1. #101Declan3,601
  2. #103Waylon3,588
  3. #104Weston3,423
  4. #105Evan3,418
  5. #106Micah3,414
  6. #107Emmett3,406
  7. #108Ryder3,382
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →