Boys' name · peaked in 2009
Evan name popularity since 1925
289,838 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Evan (1.6% girls, 98.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Evan is about 23 years old in 2026. Evan peaked in 2009 as the #35 name for boys, and it ranked #153 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 289,838
- Named Evan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #153
- for boys in 2025 (2,412 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.4% boys
- 4,679 girls · 285,159 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 1.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Evan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Evan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Evan peaked in 2009.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, Evan became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 1,420 baby boys to 1 in 588.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 197 to 1 in 324.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Evan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Evan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Evan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 33 | 696 | – |
| 1930s | 18 | 1,175 | #560 |
| 1940s | 34 | 1,545 | #510 |
| 1950s | 118 | 2,989 | #407 |
| 1960s | 115 | 5,084 | #321 |
| 1970s | 150 | 7,870 | #303 |
| 1980s | 783 | 32,484 | #91 |
| 1990s | 1,008 | 59,396 | #60 |
| 2000s | 1,056 | 92,144 | #39 |
| 2010s | 928 | 64,762 | #67 |
| 2020–25 | 436 | 17,014 | #153 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.0% of babies named Evan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Evan is most popular
The index compares Evan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Evan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1.76× | 1,591 |
| Nevada | 1.69× | 1,735 |
| Vermont | 1.62× | 774 |
| Alaska | 1.58× | 674 |
| Washington | 1.46× | 7,031 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Evan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Evan (this page) | 285,159 | 2009 |
| Evin | 3,174 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Evan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Evan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Evan (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data