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Evan

Boy

Origin of the name

Evan comes from the Welsh Ifan, from the Latin Johannes: it is a Welsh form of John.

Short-lived name

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Evan peaked in 2007, when 1 baby in 388 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 74%, to about 2,720 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 153. 32% of all babies named Evan since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
287,701births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 40rank at its peak, in 2007

Where babies named Evan are born

2007

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The darker the blue, the more common Evan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Evan is most common in Nevada (1.8 times), New Hampshire (1.8) and Alaska (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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