Evan
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Evan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 188th for boys in the UK (305 babies) and 153rd for boys in the US (2,412 babies).
What does Evan mean?
Hebrew: anglicized form of Welsh Ifan (John)
“God is gracious”
Anglicized form of Ifan, the Welsh form of John.
- Say it
- EV-an
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Is Evan a girl's or a boy's name?
Evan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 305 boys in the UK and 50 girls and 2,412 boys in the US.
How popular is Evan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #188among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 305about 1 in 980 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 305 boys in the UK were named Evan, making it the 188th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 138th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 1,144 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Evan than any year since 2000.
Half of all the boys named Evan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 195th in England and Wales, 128th in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#88), 1914 (#96) and 2004 (#99).
Evan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 305 | #188 |
| 2024 | 323 | #176 |
| 2023 | 351 | #166 |
| 2022 | 363 | #162 |
| 2021 | 399 | #158 |
| 2020 | 456 | #138 |
| 2019 | 446 | #145 |
| 2018 | 474 | #139 |
| 2017 | 541 | #124 |
| 2016 | 580 | #122 |
| 2015 | 652 | #113 |
| 2014 | 705 | #99 |
| 2013 | 819 | #87 |
| 2012 | 878 | #86 |
| 2011 | 880 | #85 |
| 2010 | 1,037 | #72 |
| 2009 | 1,144 | #67 |
| 2008 | 1,028 | #78 |
| 2007 | 998 | #81 |
| 2006 | 925 | #84 |
| 2005 | 722 | #97 |
| 2004 | 681 | #95 |
| 2003 | 537 | #111 |
| 2002 | 400 | #134 |
| 2001 | 394 | #130 |
| 2000 | 292 | #145 |
| 1999 | 284 | #144 |
| 1998 | 241 | #166 |
| 1997 | 233 | #170 |
| 1996 | 191 | #190 |
How popular is Evan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #153among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,412about 1 in 710 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,412 boys in the US were named Evan, making it the 153rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 105th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10,295 boys. 50 girls were also named Evan in 2025 (3,167th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 16 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Evan than any year since 1981.
Half of all the boys named Evan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Evan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,412 | #153 |
| 2024 | 2,535 | #143 |
| 2023 | 2,597 | #137 |
| 2022 | 2,845 | #133 |
| 2021 | 3,207 | #116 |
| 2020 | 3,418 | #105 |
| 2019 | 3,964 | #96 |
| 2018 | 4,392 | #85 |
| 2017 | 4,727 | #85 |
| 2016 | 5,613 | #69 |
| 2015 | 5,916 | #67 |
| 2014 | 6,725 | #58 |
| 2013 | 7,120 | #55 |
| 2012 | 7,912 | #47 |
| 2011 | 8,661 | #40 |
| 2010 | 9,732 | #36 |
| 2009 | 10,280 | #35 |
| 2008 | 9,926 | #38 |
| 2007 | 10,295 | #40 |
| 2006 | 10,129 | #42 |
| 2005 | 10,109 | #39 |
| 2004 | 9,983 | #39 |
| 2003 | 9,444 | #44 |
| 2002 | 7,386 | #56 |
| 2001 | 7,258 | #56 |
| 2000 | 7,334 | #55 |
| 1999 | 6,850 | #57 |
| 1998 | 6,084 | #63 |
| 1997 | 6,002 | #61 |
| 1996 | 5,577 | #65 |
| 1995 | 6,092 | #60 |
| 1994 | 5,895 | #62 |
| 1993 | 6,089 | #62 |
| 1992 | 6,051 | #66 |
| 1991 | 5,448 | #70 |
| 1990 | 5,308 | #71 |
| 1989 | 4,926 | #69 |
| 1988 | 4,337 | #74 |
| 1987 | 3,868 | #83 |
| 1986 | 3,887 | #81 |
| 1985 | 3,219 | #91 |
| 1984 | 2,937 | #98 |
| 1983 | 3,046 | #93 |
| 1982 | 2,669 | #108 |
| 1981 | 1,972 | #139 |
| 1980 | 1,623 | #159 |
| 1979 | 1,402 | #169 |
| 1978 | 1,156 | #199 |
| 1977 | 1,006 | #220 |
| 1976 | 777 | #254 |
| 1975 | 620 | #303 |
| 1974 | 631 | #292 |
| 1973 | 573 | #305 |
| 1972 | 560 | #322 |
| 1971 | 549 | #333 |
| 1970 | 596 | #323 |
| 1969 | 544 | #332 |
| 1968 | 450 | #366 |
| 1967 | 492 | #338 |
| 1966 | 546 | #319 |
| 1965 | 559 | #321 |
| 1964 | 605 | #316 |
| 1963 | 455 | #373 |
| 1962 | 494 | #355 |
| 1961 | 488 | #361 |
| 1960 | 451 | #371 |
| 1959 | 395 | #400 |
| 1958 | 328 | #433 |
| 1957 | 301 | #440 |
| 1956 | 357 | #400 |
| 1955 | 323 | #406 |
| 1954 | 287 | #423 |
| 1953 | 275 | #419 |
| 1952 | 289 | #405 |
| 1951 | 226 | #447 |
| 1950 | 208 | #458 |
| 1949 | 174 | #504 |
| 1948 | 165 | #512 |
| 1947 | 210 | #463 |
| 1946 | 166 | #501 |
| 1945 | 138 | #510 |
| 1944 | 136 | #522 |
| 1943 | 148 | #508 |
| 1942 | 154 | #496 |
| 1941 | 128 | #526 |
| 1940 | 126 | #517 |
| 1939 | 126 | #503 |
| 1938 | 128 | #511 |
| 1937 | 120 | #529 |
| 1936 | 97 | #586 |
| 1935 | 106 | #558 |
| 1934 | 136 | #492 |
| 1933 | 108 | #550 |
| 1932 | 116 | #545 |
| 1931 | 112 | #554 |
| 1930 | 126 | #532 |
| 1929 | 118 | #536 |
| 1928 | 130 | #529 |
| 1927 | 164 | #472 |
| 1926 | 127 | #539 |
| 1925 | 157 | #483 |
| 1924 | 170 | #475 |
| 1923 | 147 | #502 |
| 1922 | 182 | #458 |
| 1921 | 157 | #494 |
| 1920 | 159 | #482 |
| 1919 | 132 | #515 |
| 1918 | 178 | #446 |
| 1917 | 161 | #446 |
| 1916 | 182 | #413 |
| 1915 | 149 | #448 |
| 1914 | 99 | #489 |
| 1913 | 92 | #448 |
| 1912 | 77 | #446 |
| 1911 | 29 | #562 |
| 1910 | 31 | #501 |
| 1909 | 25 | #519 |
| 1908 | 25 | #499 |
| 1907 | 20 | #540 |
| 1906 | 26 | #431 |
| 1905 | 20 | #507 |
| 1904 | 12 | #686 |
| 1903 | 22 | #430 |
| 1902 | 20 | #475 |
| 1901 | 24 | #383 |
| 1900 | 24 | #469 |
| 1899 | 17 | #457 |
| 1898 | 24 | #403 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 13 | #579 |
| 1894 | 25 | #367 |
| 1893 | 17 | #448 |
| 1892 | 20 | #422 |
| 1891 | 18 | #411 |
| 1890 | 22 | #376 |
| 1889 | 17 | #446 |
| 1888 | 22 | #398 |
| 1887 | 21 | #356 |
| 1886 | 11 | #578 |
| 1885 | 23 | #364 |
| 1884 | 22 | #375 |
| 1883 | 18 | #412 |
| 1882 | 12 | #540 |
| 1881 | 24 | #332 |
| 1880 | 22 | #363 |
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