Evans
Boy · Welsh
Evans is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,077th for boys in the US (71 babies).
What does Evans mean?
Welsh
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh).
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Evans a girl's or a boy's name?
Evans is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 71 boys in the US.
How popular is Evans in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Evans in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Evans in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Evans in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,077among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were named Evans, making it the 2,077th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 86 boys. 14 girls were also named Evans in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Evans in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Evans in the US were girls.
Evans in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,077 |
| 2024 | 86 | #1,862 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,093 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,365 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,460 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,057 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,395 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,763 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,564 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,630 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,486 |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,601 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,965 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,903 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,607 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,378 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,493 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,351 |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,314 |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,339 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,281 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,294 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,235 |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,484 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,310 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,205 |
| 1960 | 42 | #1,209 |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,438 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,184 |
| 1956 | 61 | #953 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,218 |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,100 |
| 1953 | 60 | #925 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,296 |
| 1951 | 42 | #1,109 |
| 1950 | 57 | #903 |
| 1949 | 61 | #877 |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,000 |
| 1947 | 56 | #937 |
| 1946 | 57 | #869 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,077 |
| 1944 | 52 | #878 |
| 1943 | 45 | #998 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,036 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,051 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,019 |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,103 |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,030 |
| 1937 | 43 | #957 |
| 1936 | 49 | #873 |
| 1935 | 46 | #930 |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,059 |
| 1933 | 45 | #937 |
| 1932 | 47 | #952 |
| 1931 | 52 | #887 |
| 1930 | 64 | #810 |
| 1929 | 54 | #914 |
| 1928 | 58 | #872 |
| 1927 | 60 | #872 |
| 1926 | 70 | #776 |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,022 |
| 1924 | 61 | #886 |
| 1923 | 77 | #745 |
| 1922 | 68 | #818 |
| 1921 | 77 | #760 |
| 1920 | 78 | #739 |
| 1919 | 67 | #790 |
| 1918 | 73 | #753 |
| 1917 | 75 | #699 |
| 1916 | 81 | #650 |
| 1915 | 71 | #690 |
| 1914 | 54 | #697 |
| 1913 | 33 | #835 |
| 1912 | 34 | #735 |
| 1911 | 21 | #689 |
| 1910 | 24 | #582 |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 |
| 1908 | 13 | #744 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 |
| 1905 | 13 | #666 |
| 1904 | 12 | #686 |
| 1903 | 15 | #576 |
| 1902 | 15 | #555 |
| 1901 | 10 | #683 |
| 1900 | 12 | #742 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 18 | #485 |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 20 | #438 |
| 1895 | 13 | #579 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 11 | #615 |
| 1892 | 15 | #525 |
| 1891 | 7 | #765 |
| 1890 | 14 | #511 |
| 1889 | 16 | #464 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #540 |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 10 | #600 |
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