Evan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Evan is a Welsh masculine given name, derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John. Evan can also occasionally be found as a shortened version of Greek names like Evangelos, Evander, or Evandro.

From Wikipedia

Evan first appears in the data in 1984 and has been recorded in 7 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 110 babies (rank #92 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Evan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Evan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

409
Total babies (all years)
7
Years in the data
110
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1984110#92
198586#95
198780#93
201492#105
201512#163
201617#158
201711#162