Evan Boy
How popular is Evan?
#153 boy name in 2025
2,412 baby boys were named Evan in the US in 2025, making it the 153rd most popular boy name. Another 50 girls got the name (#3,167 for girls).
Evan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #153 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,412 boys, 50 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #67 in 2015, #105 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (10,295 boys) |
| Highest rank | #35 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Evan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Evan family of names ranked #164 for boys in 2025 (#152 the year before), with 2,453 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Evan is most popular
Babies named Evan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Connecticut: 2.8 per 1,000 (189 boys)
- New Hampshire: 2.6 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- California: 2.5 per 1,000 (2,307 boys)
- Massachusetts: 2.5 per 1,000 (338 boys)
- Alaska: 2.4 per 1,000 (29 boys)
Evan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | #332 |
| 1890s | 187 | #367 |
| 1900s | 218 | #383 |
| 1910s | 1,130 | #413 |
| 1920s | 1,511 | #458 |
| 1930s | 1,175 | #492 |
| 1940s | 1,545 | #463 |
| 1950s | 2,989 | #400 |
| 1960s | 5,084 | #316 |
| 1970s | 7,870 | #169 |
| 1980s | 32,484 | #69 |
| 1990s | 59,396 | #57 |
| 2000s | 92,144 | #35 |
| 2010s | 64,762 | #36 |
| 2020s | 17,014 | #105 |
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Questions
- Is Evan a boy or girl name?
- Evan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Evan were boys.
- How popular is the name Evan?
- 2,412 baby boys were named Evan in the US in 2025, making it the 153rd most popular boy name. Another 50 girls got the name (#3,167 for girls).
- When was Evan most popular?
- Evan peaked in 2007, when 10,295 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #35 in 2009.
- How many people are named Evan?
- 292,426 babies have been named Evan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 279,455 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Evan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Evan was most common in Connecticut, at 2.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.