Nevan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Nevan was a saint in Irish folklore whose feast day was reputedly marked in mid-September. In Seathrún Céitinn's General History of Ireland, Naomhán is described as the "son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland".

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Nevan first appears in the data in 1986 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 75 babies (rank #1,712 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 boys (rank #5,577). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nevan

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

1,174
Total babies (all years)
36
Years in the data
75
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19865#7,484
19907#6,942
19918#6,348
19928#6,513
19935#9,721
199411#5,347
199511#5,406
199613#4,806
199712#5,180
199823#3,359
199930#2,844
200032#2,846
200127#3,297
200257#1,964
200363#1,882
200475#1,712
200565#1,960
200669#1,962
200769#2,029
200857#2,316
200972#1,969
201049#2,539
201152#2,430
201242#2,856
201343#2,749
201444#2,738
201536#3,202
201632#3,495
201719#5,055
201823#4,448
201912#7,054
202019#4,979
202119#5,060
202219#5,161
202324#4,424
202417#5,577