Evander
Boy · e-VAN-der · Greek
Evander is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “good man”. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 698th for boys in the US (389 babies).
What does Evander mean?
Greek: from Greek Euandros
“good man”
In Roman myth Evander was an Arcadian hero who founded a settlement on the future site of Rome.
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- e-VAN-der
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Is Evander a girl's or a boy's name?
Evander is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 boys in the UK and 389 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Evander in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #986among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Evander, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd.
2025 had the most boys named Evander of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Evander in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Evander in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Evander in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #698among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 389about 1 in 4,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 389 boys in the US were named Evander, making it the 698th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,046th. It first appears in the records in 1888.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Evander of any year since it first appeared, in 1888.
Half of all the boys named Evander in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Evander in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 389 | #698 |
| 2024 | 330 | #768 |
| 2023 | 325 | #779 |
| 2022 | 303 | #817 |
| 2021 | 330 | #759 |
| 2020 | 193 | #1,046 |
| 2019 | 178 | #1,107 |
| 2018 | 192 | #1,056 |
| 2017 | 162 | #1,159 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,467 |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,613 |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,657 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,401 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,620 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,593 |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,291 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,239 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,402 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,267 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,434 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,019 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,485 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,729 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #871 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
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