How Many People Are Named Evan?
people named Evan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,225 people in the US has this name
Based on 292,426 babies named Evan in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,410 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of Iefan, a Welsh form of JOHN.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Evan, 1.6% were girls and 98.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Evan alive today is about 23 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Evan first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 10,410 babies. In 2025, 2,462 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Evan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #35, in 2009, and it was in the top 100 for 37 years, 1983 to 2019. In 2025 it ranked #153.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #153 |
| Best rank | #35 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | 37 (1983 to 2019) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #45 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Evan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Evan were born in California than in any other state: about 33,931 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Evan was given 2 times as often in Vermont, 1.7 times in New Hampshire and 1.7 times in Rhode Island.
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