Evander
#698 for boys in 2025, 389 births
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 389 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,200since 1888
Evander over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Evander has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #698 | 389 |
| 2024 | #768 | 330 |
| 2023 | #779 | 325 |
| 2022 | #817 | 303 |
| 2021 | #759 | 330 |
| 2020 | #1,046 | 193 |
| 2019 | #1,107 | 178 |
| 2018 | #1,056 | 192 |
| 2017 | #1,159 | 162 |
| 2016 | #1,467 | 117 |
| 2015 | #1,613 | 99 |
| 2014 | #1,657 | 93 |
| 2013 | #1,878 | 75 |
| 2012 | #1,799 | 82 |
| 2011 | #2,232 | 58 |
| 2010 | #2,402 | 52 |
| 2009 | #2,753 | 44 |
| 2008 | #2,946 | 40 |
| 2007 | #2,868 | 41 |
| 2006 | #2,621 | 45 |
| 2005 | #3,241 | 31 |
| 2004 | #4,264 | 20 |
| 2003 | #2,993 | 32 |
| 2002 | #4,044 | 20 |
| 2001 | #4,302 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,204 | 18 |
| 1999 | #3,480 | 22 |
| 1998 | #2,349 | 37 |
| 1997 | #1,859 | 50 |
| 1996 | #2,747 | 27 |
| 1995 | #3,191 | 21 |
| 1994 | #3,030 | 23 |
| 1993 | #2,007 | 40 |
| 1992 | #1,598 | 55 |
| 1991 | #1,297 | 75 |
| 1990 | #1,635 | 50 |
| 1989 | #2,245 | 30 |
| 1988 | #3,203 | 16 |
| 1987 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | — | |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | — | |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
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| 1904 | — | |
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| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five boys were named Evander! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1894, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Evander is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Nebraska#382 · 1 in 1,417
- Missouri#430 · 1 in 1,918
- Colorado#456 · 1 in 2,068
- Oregon#485 · 1 in 2,113
- Pennsylvania#508 · 1 in 2,890
Best ever in a state: #127 in Alaska, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #382 | 6 | 1 in 1,417 |
| Missouri | #430 | 14 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Colorado | #456 | 12 | 1 in 2,068 |
| Oregon | #485 | 7 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Pennsylvania | #508 | 18 | 1 in 2,890 |
| Indiana | #536 | 12 | 1 in 2,634 |
| Iowa | #560 | 5 | 1 in 2,669 |
| Utah | #564 | 7 | 1 in 2,625 |
| Kansas | #568 | 5 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Kentucky | #673 | 5 | 1 in 3,962 |
| California | #675 | 40 | 1 in 4,497 |
| Arizona | #686 | 8 | 1 in 4,063 |
| Ohio | #701 | 12 | 1 in 4,374 |
| Tennessee | #704 | 9 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Georgia | #712 | 13 | 1 in 3,876 |
| Washington | #730 | 8 | 1 in 3,957 |
| Minnesota | #734 | 6 | 1 in 4,000 |
| Michigan | #758 | 9 | 1 in 4,463 |
| Massachusetts | #767 | 5 | 1 in 5,459 |
| Wisconsin | #782 | 5 | 1 in 4,709 |
| Texas | #910 | 27 | 1 in 6,571 |
| New Jersey | #915 | 6 | 1 in 6,728 |
| Virginia | #947 | 6 | 1 in 6,208 |
| Florida | #1,055 | 12 | 1 in 7,852 |
| New York | #1,060 | 11 | 1 in 7,797 |
| Illinois | #1,146 | 6 | 1 in 8,360 |
| North Carolina | #1,280 | 5 | 1 in 10,145 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Evander
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 70 spots since 2024 (#768 → #698)
- 348 spots since 2020 (#1,046 → #698)
- 915 spots since 2015 (#1,613 → #698)
- Biggest jump: 287 spots in 2021 (#1,046 → #759)
- Biggest drop: 58 spots in 2022 (#759 → #817)
Rise & fade · boys
137 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 2025 at #698 (389 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 2021–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,391
- Highest: 1 in 4,391 boys born in 2025 were named Evander (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 44.5% of all boys named Evander (1,870) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,031 (1888) | #1,031 |
| 1890s | 12 | #872 (1895) | #997 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 66 | #1,740 (1911) | #2,517 |
| 1920s | 83 | #2,020 (1923) | #3,094 |
| 1930s | 54 | #2,951 (1935) | #3,292 |
| 1940s | 54 | #2,268 (1942) | #2,602 |
| 1950s | 72 | #2,316 (1954) | #3,004 |
| 1960s | 44 | #2,476 (1965) | #3,337 |
| 1970s | 28 | #3,836 (1970) | #4,950 |
| 1980s | 95 | #2,245 (1989) | #3,798 |
| 1990s | 400 | #1,297 (1991) | #2,319 |
| 2000s | 309 | #2,621 (2006) | #3,424 |
| 2010s | 1,108 | #1,056 (2018) | #1,637 |
| 2020s | 1,870 | #698 (2025) | #811 |
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.
Evander in 2023
boys
#779
325 births · 1 in 5,263 boys
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 5,263 of them was named Evander, which outranked 94.5% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).